A tank initially contains 250 gallons of water and is being filled at a constant rate. The amount of water in the tank is given by the function , where is the amount of water in gallons and is the time in minutes since filling began. What is the best interpretation of 250 in this context?
The tank is being filled at a rate of 10 gallons per minute.
The total amount of water in the tank is 250 gallons.
The tank initially contained 250 gallons of water.
It takes 250 minutes to fill the tank.
