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A tank is being filled with water using an old

pump that slows down as it runs. The table below

gives the rate at which the pump pumps at 10

minute intervals. If the tank is initially empty,

estimate how much water is in the tank after 90

minutes.

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MissPhiladelphia

Found a similar problem with the given table. 

Elapsed time
(Minutes)   0    10   20   30    40    50   60   70   80   90

Rate
(gallons / minute)   42   40  38   35    35    32   28    20   19   10

Because the interval is every 10 minutes, we will use 10 and multiply it to each rate and get the sum total.

4210 + 4010 + 3810 + 3510 + 3510 + 3210 + 2810 + 2010 + 1910 + 1010
420 + 400 + 380 + 350 + 350 + 320 + 280 + 200 + 190 + 100
2,990

There will be a total of 2,990 gallons in the tank after 90 minutes.