Question

A pressure washer uses 1.76 gallons of water per minute. The equation:W = 1.76tcan be used to represent the amount of water used in any given time interval. IfSteve uses his pressure washer for 5 minutes, how much water will be used?_____ gallons

Answer 1

Explanation

We are told to use the given function to find the amount of water that will be ued to wash .

Given that the function is

$w=1.76t$

If

Steve uses his pressure washer for 5 minutes, then we will put t= 5

So that

$w=1.76(5)=8.8\text{ gallons}$

Therefore, 8.8 gallons willbe used