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The amount of water , in gallons, in a reservoir minutes after the reservoir begins to drain using a pump is given by the equation . If the equation is graphed in the -plane, which of the following is the best interpretation of the -intercept?
There are 900 gallons of water in the reservoir before it begins to drain.
A
The reservoir drains at a rate of 8 gallons per minute.
B
There are 7,200 gallons of water in the reservoir before it begins to drain.
C
The water will completely drain from the reservoir 900 minutes after the reservoir begins to drain.
D