document.write( "Question 417721: Jessica is driving on the highway. She begins the trip with 14 gallons of gas in her car. The car uses up one gallon of gas every30 miles.
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document.write( "Let g represent the number of gallons of gas she has left in her tank, and letd represent the total distance (in miles) she has traveled \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #292511 by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! begins the trip with 14 gallons of gas in her car. \n" ); document.write( " The car uses up one gallon of gas every 30 miles. \n" ); document.write( "Let g represent the number of gallons of gas she has left in her tank, and let d \n" ); document.write( " represent the total distance (in miles) \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "d = 30(14 - g) \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "For example, if she uses two gallons, there will be 12 gal left in the tank; g=12 \n" ); document.write( "d = 30(14 - 12) \n" ); document.write( "d = 30(2) \n" ); document.write( "d = 60 mi \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |