Water in a Play Pool
The graph of V(t)\displaystyle {V}{\left({t}\right)} below shows the amount of water in a play pool as time elapses.
Determine the average rates of change over each of the following time intervals.
    0 minutes to 4 minutes:
    4 minutes to 12 minutes:
    0 minutes to 22 minutes:
24681012141618202210203040Time (minutes)Amount of Water (gallons)
Complete the statement to explain the meaning of the rate of change in this situation.
    The amount of water remaining in the pool is at a rate of
    .
What do the values above tell you about V(t)\displaystyle {V}{\left({t}\right)}?
    V(t)\displaystyle {V}{\left({t}\right)} is .

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