The gas tank in Rosa’s Toyota Prius holds 11 gallons, and she gets 48 miles to the gallon.
Write an equation for the amount of gasoline, left in the tank after Rosa has driven for miles.
Find the intercepts of the graph.
The -intercept is
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The -intercept is
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What do they tell us about the problem situation?
The -intercept gives:
A) miles Rosa can drive before the tank is empty
B) miles to the next gas stop
C) gallons of gasoline before Rosa begins driving
D) gallons of gasoline per mile of driving
The -intercept: gives
A) miles Rosa can drive before the tank is empty
B) miles to the next gas stop
C) gallons of gasoline before Rosa begins driving
D) gallons of gasoline per mile of driving