SOLUTION: A car traveling at 50 miles per hour uses 2 gallons of fuel. The fuel tank has a capacity of 20 gallons. Let t be the time in hours, x be the distance traveled, and y be the numb

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Question 168225This question is from textbook saxon algebra 2
: A car traveling at 50 miles per hour uses 2 gallons of fuel. The fuel tank has a capacity of 20 gallons. Let t be the time in hours, x be the distance traveled, and y be the number of gallons remaining in the fuel tank. Write parametric equations for x and y in terms of t. This question is from textbook saxon algebra 2

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A car traveling at 50 miles per hour uses 2 gallons of fuel. The fuel tank has a capacity of 20 gallons. Let t be the time in hours, x be the distance traveled, and y be the number of gallons remaining in the fuel tank. Write parametric equations for x and y in terms of t.
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x = 50t
y = 20-2t
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Stan H.