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Writing Two-Variable Linear Equations

Question 5 • 26/27 ALGEBRA II A

At 9:00 a.m. Monday morning, Thomas fills a beaker with water and places it in the corner of the classroom. At 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, Thomas examines the beaker and notices that the water level is 42 milliliters. At 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, the water level has dropped to 31 milliliters. If the evaporation of the water follows a linear function, at what time will the beaker be empty?

Answer
A
1:00 a.m. on Thursday
B
2:30 a.m. on Thursday
C
1:00 a.m. on Saturday
D
6:00 a.m. on Saturday

Explanation

From Tuesday at 1:00 p.m. to Wednesday at 11:00 a.m. is 22 hours, and the water level drops by 11 milliliters. So it evaporates at 0.5 milliliters per hour. At 31 milliliters, the beaker needs 31 ÷ 0.5 = 62 more hours to empty; 62 hours after Wednesday at 11:00 a.m. is 1:00 a.m. on Saturday, choice C.

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