Question

a pool is being filled with water. it starts with 2 gallons of water and is filled at a rate of 12 gallons per minute. the graph below represents the relationship between the number of minutes and the gallons of water in the pool.
you just found that the vertical intercept is 2. what does a vertical intercept of 2 mean in this situation?
the pool is being filled at a rate of 1 gallon of water for every 2 minutes.
the pool starts with 2 gallons of water in it.
the pool is being filled with water at a rate of 2 gallons for every 1 minute.

Explanation:

In a linear relationship graph, the vertical intercept (y-intercept) is the value of the dependent variable (gallons of water) when the independent variable (minutes) is 0. This corresponds to the initial amount of water in the pool before any filling time has passed.

Answer:

The pool starts with 2 gallons of water in it.