SOLUTION: I need to the answer to the following word problem. While on his way to school, Norman saw that the cost of gasoline was $2.50 per gallon. Write a direct variation equation to

SOLUTION: I need to the answer to the following word problem. While on his way to school, Norman saw that the cost of gasoline was $2.50 per gallon. Write a direct variation equation to

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Question 371442: I need to the answer to the following word problem.
While on his way to school, Norman saw that the cost of gasoline was $2.50 per gallon. Write a direct variation equation to describe the cost y of x gallons of gas.
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Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
y = 2.5x, x in gallons, y in dollars

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