A midsize car with a cylinder engine travels
on a gallon of gas.
This is more than a luxury car with an
cylinder engine travels on a gallon of gas.
Write an equation.
\Let be the number of miles a luxury car travel on a gallon of gas.
Miles for a cylinder per one gallon equal
per one gallon plus Miles for a
cylinder.
.
The equation is .
Find miles for a luxury car travel on a gallon of gas.
\ (Original equation)
(Subtract
from each side)
(Apply additive inverse property :
)
Therefore, a luxury car travel on a gallon of gas.
A luxury car travel on a gallon of gas.