Question

question 4. tom is driving his car on a trip. let D= the distance driven in a car (in miles) and G = the total amount of gas remaining in the car (in gallons). in this case, D is the input variable and G is the output variable. A table of some values is given. This table will graph as a line. interpret the vertical intercept in the context of this problem. interpret the slope in the context of this problem.( explain what these mean using numbers units and words).

Answer 1

(a) The vertical intercept D=0, get a G=50 which is the initial amount of gas at the beginning of the trip.

(b) The slope is the rate at which the gas was spent per mile.