?The straight line segment in the accompanying diagram represents the relationship

Chapter 5, Problem 63

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The straight line segment in the accompanying diagram represents the relationship between the number of gallons \(g\) that a car uses to travel \(m\) miles during a \(450\)-mile trip.

(a) How many gallons are used if the car travels \(360\) miles?

(b) How many miles can the car travel using \(8\) gallons?

(c) Compute the car’s gas consumption in miles per gallon using the results of parts (a) and (b). Are your results the same? Should they be?

(d) Use the graph to determine the slope of the line.

(e) How would you interpret the slope of this line?

Equation Transcription:

g

m

450

350

8

Text Transcription:

g

m

450

350

8

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