The cows at the evaleen dairy produce enough milk to fill a 4800 gallon tanker truck each day. The milk is then hauled to a processing plant where it it put into smaller storage containers and then used to fill gallon jugs that are delivered to local stores. The storage containers each hold 600 gallons of milk. Make a graph that shows the amount of milk in the tanker truck as each storage tank is filled.
hard to make a graph without first devising the function. Had any progress there?
Hint: f(0) = 4800
f(x) drops by 600 for each increase in x.
To create a graph that shows the amount of milk in the tanker truck as each storage tank is filled, we can use a bar graph. Each bar on the graph will represent a storage tank and its corresponding amount of milk.
First, let's break down the information:
- The tanker truck holds 4800 gallons of milk.
- Each storage container holds 600 gallons of milk.
Now, let's calculate how many storage tanks are needed to fill the tanker truck:
Number of storage tanks = Tanker Truck Capacity ÷ Storage Container Capacity
Number of storage tanks = 4800 ÷ 600
Number of storage tanks = 8
So, we will have 8 storage tanks, and we can represent the milk level in each tank with a bar on the graph.
Here is an example of a graph:
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| Storage Tank 1 | ######## |
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| Storage Tank 2 | ######## |
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| Storage Tank 3 | ######## |
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| Storage Tank 4 | ######## |
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| Storage Tank 5 | ######## |
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| Storage Tank 6 | ######## |
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| Storage Tank 7 | ######## |
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| Storage Tank 8 | ######## |
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In this example, the "#" symbol represents the milk in each tank. As each storage tank is filled, the height of the bars will gradually increase until the final storage tank is reached.
Remember, this is just a simple representation. You can customize the style and format of the graph as per your preference.
To make a graph showing the amount of milk in the tanker truck as each storage tank is filled, we need to understand the quantities involved and the steps in the process.
Let's break it down:
1. Each day, the cows produce enough milk to fill a 4800-gallon tanker truck.
2. The milk from the tanker truck is transferred to storage containers.
3. Each storage container has a capacity of 600 gallons.
Now, let's calculate the number of storage containers needed to store the milk from the tanker truck:
Number of Storage Containers = Capacity of Tanker Truck / Capacity of Each Storage Container
Number of Storage Containers = 4800 gallons / 600 gallons
Number of Storage Containers = 8
Since we have 8 storage containers, we can create a graph with the x-axis representing the filling of each storage container and the y-axis representing the amount of milk in the tanker truck.
Here's a step-by-step guide to creating the graph:
1. Determine the intervals for the x-axis. Since we have 8 storage containers, we can use the numbers 1, 2, 3, ..., 8.
2. Assign the corresponding values of milk in the tanker truck for each interval on the x-axis. Since each storage container holds 600 gallons, the values would be 4200, 3600, 3000, ..., 600.
3. Plot the points (x, y) on the graph, where x is the interval number and y is the amount of milk in the tanker truck.
4. Connect the points with a line to create the graph.
The resulting graph would show a decreasing line as each storage container is filled, representing the decreasing amount of milk in the tanker truck.