SOLUTION: Your car gets 30 miles per gallon. The distance you travel depends on the gallons of gas you have. Write a function that represents this situation.

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Question 1136510: Your car gets 30 miles per gallon. The distance you travel depends on the gallons of gas you have.
Write a function that represents this situation.
Found 2 solutions by josmiceli, ikleyn:
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let +g+ = gallons of gas you have
+f%28g%29+=+30g+
In terms of units:
[ gallons ] x [ miles / gallon ] = [ miles ]

Answer by ikleyn(52787) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Distance = Miles_per_gallon * Gallons_of_gas_in_your_car,


    or in symbolic form


D = C * V,


where D is the distance in miles;

      V is the volume of gas in gallons in your car,  and

      C is how many miles your car goes per gallon of gas, in miles%2Fgallon.