Find the missing side of the triangle
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Recall that an equation in slope-intercept form is as follows:
where m is the slope of the line, and (0,b) is the y-intercept.
Substituting m=-6, and b=-1/2 we get:
Simplifying the above result we get:
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EXPLANATION
We were told that the motorist travelled 250 miles on 11 gallons of gas. This implies that,
Now we want to find how far he could go on 16 gallons.
All other things being equal, the motorist should cover more than 250 miles with 16 gallons of gas.
Recall that: If more, less divides.
This implies that,
Therefore the correct answer is C.
EXPLANATION
We were told that the motorist travelled 250 miles on 11 gallons of gas. This implies that,
Now we want to find how far he could go on 16 gallons.
All other things being equal, the motorist should cover more than 250 miles with 16 gallons of gas.
Recall that: If more, less divides.
This implies that,
Therefore the correct answer is C.