Jim purchased a fuel-efficient hybrid car that gets 50 miles per gallon. a. If the fuel tank in Jim's car holds 13 gallons of fuel, define a formula to determine the number of gallons of fuel in Jim's fuel tank, n, in terms of the number of miles x that Jim has driven since filling his tank. n=13-x/50 Preview b. How much fuel does Jim have remaining when he has driven for 250 miles since filling his tank? gallons. Preview 8 c. If Jim's gauge shows that he has 10 gallons of fuel remaining, how many miles has Jim driven since he filled up the tank? 150 V miles Preview d. How many miles can Jim drive on a full tank of fuel. * miles Preview e. Given the axes below: i. Construct a graph to represent the number of gallons of fuel remaining in Jim's tank in terms of the number of miles, x, that Jim has driven since filling his tank with fuel. ii. Plot the point on the graph that represents the amount of fuel remaining in Jim's tank when he has beer driving for 250 miles. Be sure to plot the point by first selecting the point icon below. 'n 14 12 10- 4 25 50 75 100 125 150 175 200 225 250 275 -2- Clear All Draw:

Jim purchased a fuel-efficient hybrid car that gets 50 miles per gallon. a. If the fuel tank in Jim's car holds 13 gallons of fuel, define a formula to determine the number of gallons of fuel in Jim's fuel tank, n, in terms of the number of miles x that Jim has driven since filling his tank. n=13-x/50 Preview b. How much fuel does Jim have remaining when he has driven for 250 miles since filling his tank? gallons. Preview 8 c. If Jim's gauge shows that he has 10 gallons of fuel remaining, how many miles has Jim driven since he filled up the tank? 150 V miles Preview d. How many miles can Jim drive on a full tank of fuel. * miles Preview e. Given the axes below: i. Construct a graph to represent the number of gallons of fuel remaining in Jim's tank in terms of the number of miles, x, that Jim has driven since filling his tank with fuel. ii. Plot the point on the graph that represents the amount of fuel remaining in Jim's tank when he has beer driving for 250 miles. Be sure to plot the point by first selecting the point icon below. 'n 14 12 10- 4 25 50 75 100 125 150 175 200 225 250 275 -2- Clear All Draw:

Elementary Algebra

17th Edition

ISBN:9780998625713

Author:Lynn Marecek, MaryAnne Anthony-Smith

Publisher:Lynn Marecek, MaryAnne Anthony-Smith

Chapter3: Math Models

Section3.5: Solve Uniform Motion Applications

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