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A Boeing 747 starts out a long flight with about 57,260 gallons of fuel in its tank. The airplane uses an average of 5 gallons of fuel per mile. Write an equation that models the amount of
- Walch Education
A Boeing 747 starts out a long flight with about 57,260 gallons of fuel in its tank. The airplane uses an average of 5 gallons of fuel per mile. Write an equation that models the amount of fuel remaining in the tank over the course of the flight. Graph the equation using a graphing calculator, and then draw the resulting graph on graph paper.
- Read the problem statement and then reread the problem, determining the known quantities.
- Identify the slope and the y-intercept.
- Graph the equation on your calculator.
- Draw the resulting graph on graph paper.