Use Graphs A-D for Exercises 9-11. During the winter, the amount of water that flows
down a river remains at a low constant. In the spring, when the snow melts, the flow of
water increases drastically, until it decreases to a steady rate in the summer. The flow
then slowly decreases through the fall into the winter. Consider the graphs shown.
A.
B.
Water (gallons per second)
Water (gallons per second)
Season (winter-fall)
Season (winter-fall)
C.
D.
Water (gallons per second)
Water (gallons per second)
Season (winter-fall)
Season (winter-fall)
9. Which graph best represents the given situation?
Graph B
10. Describe the other three graphs.
11. What are possible situations for graphs B, C, and D?
