SOLUTION: At a corner gas station, the revenue R varies directly with the number g of gallons of gasoline sold. If the revenue is $44.50 when the number of gallons sold is 10, find a linear

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Question 1052019: At a corner gas station, the revenue R varies directly with the number g of gallons of gasoline sold. If the revenue is $44.50 when the number of gallons sold is 10, find a linear equation that relates revenue R to the number g of gallons of gasoline. Then find the revenue R when the number of gallons of gasoline sold is 15.5
Answer by rfer(16322) About Me  (Show Source):
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44.50/10=x/15.5
10x=44.50*15.5
x=689.75/10
x=$68.98