document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=998396>Question 998396</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Alexander's car has a 16-gallon gas tank. Before filling his tank with gas, the gas gauge of his car indicates that g gallons of gas are in the tank. If gas costs $p per gallon and Alexander fills the tank to capacity, write an expression that represents how much Alexander paid for the gas. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "the tank has a capacitgy of 16 gallons<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the gas gauge reads g gallons.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the number of gallons need to fill the tank is 16 - g.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "at p dollars per gallon, the total price is equal to p * (16 - g).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "for example.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "suppose g is 10 gallons and p is $1.00 a gallon.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the number of gallons required to fill the tank is 16 - 10 = 6.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6 * $1.00 per gallon is $6.00 dollars.<BR>\n" );
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