You are using 0.05 gallons per mile of a SUV gas tank that holds 16 gallons. Use the graph you made for the equation for this problem, to approximate the answer to the following question: You drove 300 miles after filling up. How much gas was left in the tank, according to your graph?

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anonymous · Answer

You drew a graph? If so, it'll be very simple to find the values.

anonymous · Answer

300(.05)=x

anonymous · Answer

15 gallons=x

anonymous · Answer

You forgot to subtract from 16, but otherwise you're fine.

anonymous · Answer

didn't do that on purpose, i wanted to leave some mystery.