The number of gallons g

Question

in a swimming pool being filled with water is g=50x+1,000
, where x
is the number of hours since sunrise. It has been 10 hours since sunrise. What is the initial value?

? gallons

Answer 1

To find the initial value of \( g \) in the equation \( g = 50x + 1,000 \), we substitute \( x = 0 \) (which represents the time of sunrise).

\[ g = 50(0) + 1,000 \] \[ g = 0 + 1,000 \] \[ g = 1,000 \]

Thus, the initial value of \( g \) when \( x = 0 \) (at sunrise) is 1,000 gallons.