Question

Gene has a gasoline budget of $300 per month. He uses an average of $5 of gasoline each day he drives. Which of the following equations represents how much money is left in his gasoline budget after x days of driving?

Answer 1

starts with 300
take away the amount of gas he uses

Answer 2

The amount of gas is 5 dollars per day,
5x , where x is the number of days

Answer 3

what does that leave you with?

Answer 4

Amount left in budget = ?

Answer 5

A. y = 300 - 5x
B. y = 300 + 5x
C. y = 300x - 5
D. y = 5x - 300

Answer 6

Which one starts with 300 and subtracts 5 dollars a day for x # of days?

Answer 7

5 dollars a day for x days = 5 times x

Answer 8

y = (starting amount) - 5*(Days of driving, x)

Answer 9

so A ?

Answer 10

yes

Answer 11

To test if your starting amount is correct, let x = number of days = zero, you should get the starting amount of 300

Answer 12

At day zero, you have 300, the starting amount