A tank at a factory contains water. Workers are draining the tank at a constant rate. After 32 minutes of being drained, the tank contains 484 liters of water. After 54 minutes, the tank contains 198 liters of water.

(a)Choose the statement that best describes how the time and the amount of water in the tank are related. Then fill in the blank.

As time increases, the amount of water in the tank decreases.


As time increases, the amount of water in the tank increases.

(b)How much water did the tank contain when the workers started draining it?

(b) When the workers started draining the tank, it contained x liters of water (unknown value).