SOLUTION: A van starts off with a full tank of gas (13 gallons). The van consumes 1 gallon of gas for every 25 miles it drives. Write a linear equation relating the number of gallons g left

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Question 607987: A van starts off with a full tank of gas (13 gallons). The van consumes 1 gallon of gas for every 25 miles it drives. Write a linear equation relating the number of gallons g left in the gas tank as a function of the number of miles m the van has driven.
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Hi

A van starts off with a full tank of gas (13 gallons).

 consumes 1 gallon of gas for every 25 miles it drives

+g+=+13-+x%2F25 , gallons left after driving x miles