Deon is driving on the highway. He begins the trip with 14 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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Deon is driving on the highway. He begins the trip with

14

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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