Choose the two equations you would use to solve the absolute value equation below. Then solve the two equations.
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Step-by-step explanation:
Given
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Determine the number of miles driven on the highway and on the city
Represent the gallons used on highway with h and on city with c.
So, we have:
---- gallons used
and
--- distance travelled
In the first equation, make c the subject
Substitute 10 - h for c in the second equation
Open bracket
Collect like terms
Make h the subject
Substitute 5 for h in
If on the highway, he travels 31 miles per gallon, then his distance on the highway is:
If in the highway, he travels 26 miles per gallon, then his distance on the highway is: