document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=390909>Question 390909</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> your family is taking a trip. you begin with 16 gallons of gas in the fuel tank. your car uses 3 gallons of gasoline per hour. you will stop to refuel when there is exactly 1 gallon of gasoline left in the tank. After how many hours will you need to stop to refuel </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #277875 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=robertb><B>robertb(5830)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=robertb><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=robertb><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=277875\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let x = number of hours before refueling.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then 3x + 1 = 16 ==> 3x = 15 ==> x = 5 hours.<BR>\n" );
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