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Transcribed Image Text:10. Which situation is modeled by the equation y = -15x + 300?
A.
Maria has $300 in an account and deposits $15 each week.
B.
A car uses 15 gallons of gas to travel a total distance of 300.
There are 300 people at a football game and 15 of the people leave
the game each hour.
C.
A scuba diver starts 300 feet below the water's surface and dives
down another 15 feet every minute.
D.
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