Question

The volume of water in a reservoir decreases 21,000 cubic yards over a 3-month period. What is the average in volume per month?

Answer 1

ok?

Answer 2

i dont get it?

Answer 3

@retirEEd

Answer 4

What is the average "decrease" in volume per month?

Answer 5

\(decrease=decrease~in~volume/number~in~months\)

Answer 6

That's right, solve it.

Answer 7

ok so 21000/3=7000 cubic yards/month

Answer 8

Just like my graph, except I assumed a linear decrease of 7000 cubic yards per month

Answer 9

oh ok

Answer 10

divide 21,000 by 3

Answer 11

@retirEEd

Answer 12

WHY!!!!!!

Answer 13

Why what? You solved the problem.