A car company states that its hybrid car can drive a certain number of miles on one gallon of gas. Malik drove his hybrid car 742 miles, using 14 gallons of gasoline. The equation y – 742 = 53(x – 14) models the claim of the car manufacturer, where x is the number of gallons used and y is the total miles driven. Which function models the mileage of the car in terms of the gallons of gas Malik used?

a. f(x) = 53x + 728
b. f(x) = 39x + 742
c. f(x) = 53x
d. f(x) = 39x

Question

A car company states that its hybrid car can drive a certain number of miles on one gallon of gas. Malik drove his hybrid car 742 miles, using 14 gallons of gasoline. The equation y – 742 = 53(x – 14) models the claim of the car manufacturer, where x is the number of gallons used and y is the total miles driven. Which function models the mileage of the car in terms of the gallons of gas Malik used?

a. f(x) = 53x + 728
b. f(x) = 39x + 742
c. f(x) = 53x
d. f(x) = 39x