SOLUTION: The amount of gas used by a car depends on how far you have driven. Driving 69 Miles will use 3 gallons of gas. First find the equation that models this problem and then find how f

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Question 353770: The amount of gas used by a car depends on how far you have driven. Driving 69 Miles will use 3 gallons of gas. First find the equation that models this problem and then find how far you could travel on 15 gallons of gas.
Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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For 69 miles gas required = 3 gallons
1 gallon you can drive 23 miles.
Let the miles driven be m

gas consumption g = m/23
15 gallons of gas = m/23
m= 23 * 15
=345 miles
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