Brandon has a 55-gallon fish tank. He estimates he can drain the tank at an average rate of 11 gallons per minute. In a linear model of this situation, x represents the number of minutes the tank has been draining. Relative to this situation, what does the y-intercept represent?
A: The y-intercept represents the number of minutes it takes to drain the tank.
B: The y-intercept represents the rate at which the tank can be drained.
C: The y-intercept represents the amount of water in the tank after it has been drained.
D: The y-intercept represents the amount of water in the tank before it has been drained
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The y-intercept has the value of (0, y) which means the x-value is zero. The tank has been draining zero minutes. Now, can you figure out what the y-intercept will be?
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