1. It is a Saturday morning and Jeremy has discovered he has a leak coming from the water heater in his attic. Since plumbers charge extra to come out on weekends, Jeremy is planning to use buckets to catch the dripping water. He places a bucket under the drip and steps outside to walk the dog. In half an hour, the bucket is of the way full.

a. What is the rate at which the water is leaking per hour?

b. Write an equation that represents the relationship between the number of buckets filled, , in hours.

c. What is the longest that Jeremy

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1. It is a Saturday morning and Jeremy has discovered he has a leak coming from the water heater in his attic.  Since plumbers charge extra to come out on weekends, Jeremy is planning to use buckets to catch the dripping water.  He places a bucket under the drip and steps outside to walk the dog.  In half an hour, the bucket is  of the way full. 

a. What is the rate at which the water is leaking per hour?











b. Write an equation that represents the relationship between the number of buckets filled, , in  hours.  











c. What is the longest that Jeremy

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