A plumber wants to convince her customers that their leaky faucets need to be fixed. She measures how quickly one faucet drips and then uses a linear function to model the volume of water that is wasted. The table shows how much water is wasted over time.
Water wasted
Days
(t)
Gallons
(G(t))
522.5
731.5
1254
Based on the data in the table, complete the sentences. Write your answer as a decimal rounded to the nearest tenth.
According to this linear model, the leaky faucet wastes gallons of water per day. If the faucet leaks for 3 weeks, gallons of water will be wasted.
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