A large koi pond is filled from a garden hose at the rate of 18 gal/min. Initially, the pond contains 300 gal of water. (a) Find a linear function V that models the volume of water in the pond at any time t.  V(t) = (b) If the pond has a capacity of 1812 gal, how long does it take to completely fill the pond?

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A large koi pond is filled from a garden hose at the rate of 18 gal/min. Initially, the pond contains 300 gal of water.

(a) Find a linear function V that models the volume of water in the pond at any time t
V(t) =

(b) If the pond has a capacity of 1812 gal, how long does it take to completely fill the pond?

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