Slope-intercept form is:
y = mx + b
"m" is the slope, "b" is the y-intercept (the y value when x = 0)
(there is probably another way to do this, but I will be doing it this way)
Isolate the "y" in the equation
3x + 4y = 12 Subtract 3x on both sides
4y = 12 - 3x Divide 4 on both sides
or 
The slope is -3/4
For lines to be parallel, they have to have the SAME slope. The given line's slope is -3/4, so the slope of the parallel line is also 
24
Since each trip takes half a gallon of gas, you divide the amount of gas by how much per trip.
That gives you 24 trips he can make with the gas.
16, 24, 32, 40, 48, 56, 64, 72, etc.
Everywhere you see z, replace the letter with 18.
z/[(3- 2z)] + 4(z - 8)
18/[(3 - 2(18))] + 4(18 - 8)
You finish.
(−0.0081p)(t)=(15000)(2.718282)
Step 1: Divide both sides by -0.0081t.
−0.0081pt
−0.0081t
=
40774.227427
−0.0081t
p=
−40774.227427
0.0081t
Answer:
p=
−40774.227427
0.0081t
