SOLUTION: Alonzo is driving on the highway. He begins the trip with gallons of gas in his car. The car uses up one gallon of gas every miles. Let represent the number of gallons of gas he

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Question 766291: Alonzo is driving on the highway. He begins the trip with gallons of gas in his car. The car uses up one gallon of gas every miles.
Let represent the number of gallons of gas he has left in his tank, and let represent the total distance (in miles) he has traveled. Write an equation relating to , and then graph your equation using the axes below.
I have been trying to figure out the formula for over an hour. I would appreciate any help you can provide. Thank you.

Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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