SOLUTION: Miguel is driving on the highway. He begins the trip with 12 gallons of gas in his car. The car uses up one gallon of gas every 25 miles.Let G represent the number of gallons o

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Question 983905: Miguel is driving on the highway. He begins the trip with
12 gallons of gas in his car. The car uses up one gallon of gas every
25 miles.Let G represent the number of gallons of gas he has left in his tank, and let D represent the total distance (in miles) he has traveled. Write an equation relating G to D,and then graph your equation using the axes below.
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Miguel is driving on the highway. He begins the trip with
12 gallons of gas in his car. The car uses up one gallon of gas every
25 miles.Let G represent the number of gallons of gas he has left in his tank, and let D represent the total distance (in miles) he has traveled. Write an equation relating G to D,and then graph your equation using the axes below.
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G = 12 - D/25
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graph%28400%2C400%2C-10%2C400%2C-10%2C15%2C12-%28x%2F25%29%29
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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