Phan fills the tank of her car with gasoline before starting her road trip. the table below shows the amount of gas left in her tank as she drives. number of hours vs. amount left in tank number of hours spent driving (h) 3 5 7 9 amount of gas left in tank, in gallons (g) 12 8 4 0 which equation models the amount of gas left in the car as phan drives, and how many gallons of gasoline does it take to fill her tank? g = 18 - 2h; 18 g = 18 - 2h; 16 g = 3h 3; 30 g = 3h 3; 12

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Theodore Howard

18 May, 11:39

Phan fills the tank of her car with gasoline before starting her road trip. the table below shows the amount of gas left in her tank as she drives. number of hours vs. amount left in tank number of hours spent driving (h) 3 5 7 9 amount of gas left in tank, in gallons (g) 12 8 4 0 which equation models the amount of gas left in the car as phan drives, and how many gallons of gasoline does it take to fill her tank? g = 18 - 2h; 18 g = 18 - 2h; 16 g = 3h 3; 30 g = 3h 3; 12

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Ivy Gillespie · Answer 1

G (h) h

12 3

8 5

4 7

0 9

Equation of the line:

slope = [12-0]/[3-9] = 12 / - 6 = - 2

g / [h - 9] = - 2

g = - 2 (h-9)

g = - 2h + 18

g = 18 - 2h

Filling the tank = = > h = 0

g = 18 - 2 (0) = 18

Answer: first option g = 18 - 2 h; 18