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It takes a total of 6 hours to fill up an inground backyard pool using a standard house. a function can represent this situation to represent the amount of water in the pool until it is full a function of time the hose is running. determine the domain for the function

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Arestaurant offers a $12 dinner special that has 5 choices for an appetizer, 12 choices for an entrée, and 4 choices for a dessert. how many different meals are available when you select an appetizer, an entrée, and a dessert? a meal can be chosen in nothing ways. (type a whole number.)