Question

Round 2

5. A Cadillac Escalade gasoline tank has a capacity of 24
gallons. The car uses approximately 1 gallon for every 25
miles it drives. If the tank starts full, write an equation that
describes the amount of gas, g, left in the tank after it has
been driven for m miles.

Answer 1

g = 24 - 1/25m

Explanation:

Since the Cadillac Escalade can travel 25 miles per gallon, each mile the Escalade travels is 1/25th of a gallon of gas.

This means that every mile the Escalade travels, 1/25th of a gallon is subtracted from the gas tank. Since the gas tank has a capacity of 24 gallons, the value of the gas tank is 24.

This leads us to the equation:

g = 24 - 1/25m

where g is the amount of gas left, and m is the number of miles driven.