When going more than 38 miles per hour, the gas mileage of a certain car fits the model y = 43.81 - 0.395x where x is the speed of the car in miles per hour and y is the miles per gallon of gasoline. Based on this model, at what speed will the car average 15 miles per gallon? (Round to nearest whole number.)

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When going more than 38 miles per hour, the gas mileage of a certain car fits the model y = 43.81 - 0.395x where x is the speed of the car in miles per hour and y is the miles per gallon of gasoline. Based on this model, at what speed will the car average 15 miles per gallon? (Round to nearest whole number.)

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SmokeyBrown · Answer

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Vocaloid · Answer

since y represents the mpg and x is the speed

plug in 15 for y and solve for x