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?

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

Question

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?



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

theopenstudyowl · Answer

I would have to say that the answer is either C. OR D.  I would choose D.

anonymous · Answer

thanks