Question

Dominic is driving on a long road trip. He currently has 10 gallons of gas in his car. Each hour that he drives, his car uses up 1.25 gallons of gas. Write an equation to represent the scenario. How much gas will Dominic have in 3 hours? Show Your Work

Answer 1

Explanation:

10-1.25 = 9.75 (1 hour) 9.75-1.25=8.50(2 hour) 8.50-1.25=7.25(3rd hour)

h= hour g= gallons

1h=-1.25gallons