Raj’s bathtub is clogged and is draining at a rate of 1.5 gallons of water per minute. The table shows that the amount of water remaining in the bathtub, y, is a function of the time in minutes, x, that it has been draining.

A 2-column table with 4 rows. The first column is labeled x with entries 0, 0.5, 1, 1.5. The second column is labeled y with entries 40, 39.25, 38.5, 37.75.
What is the range of this function?

all real numbers such that y ≤ 40
all real numbers such that y ≥ 0
all real numbers such that 0 ≤ y ≤ 40
all real numbers such that 37.75 ≤ y ≤ 40

Question

Raj’s bathtub is clogged and is draining at a rate of 1.5 gallons of water per minute. The table shows that the amount of water remaining in the bathtub, y, is a function of the time in minutes, x, that it has been draining.

A 2-column table with 4 rows. The first column is labeled x with entries 0, 0.5, 1, 1.5. The second column is labeled y with entries 40, 39.25, 38.5, 37.75.
What is the range of this function?

all real numbers such that y ≤ 40
all real numbers such that y ≥ 0
all real numbers such that 0 ≤ y ≤ 40
all real numbers such that 37.75 ≤ y ≤ 40

Vocaloid · Answer

notice how at x = 0 (or time = 0 minutes), y = 40 gallons. that means the bathtub begins at 40 gallons and starts draining down.

with that being said, what do you think the range is?