The |...| means absolute value meaning everything inside is a positive number. The first problem is 16+12= 28. |-5|= 5
Answer:
The car uses less gas
They use the same amount of gas after
miles
Step-by-step explanation:
Given
The table represents the car mileage
--- The van
First, calculate the car's slope (m)

From the table, we have:

So, we have:



Calculate the equation using:



implies that for every mile traveled, the car uses 1/40 gallon of gas
Also:
--- The van
By comparison to: 

This implies that for every mile traveled, the van uses 1/5 gallon of gas.
By comparison:

This means that the car uses less gas
Solving (b): Distance traveled for them to use the same amount of gas.
We have:
--- The van
--- The car
Equate both

Collect like terms


Take LCM


Solve for -7x

Solve for x

Answer:
6 hrs
Step-by-step explanation:
4:5
2.4 : 3.2
2.4+3.2=6 hrs