Supposing the coefficients of the degree n terms are negatives of one another. Then the sum of the nth degree terms is zero, and the resulting polynomal is not of degree n.
The growth rate is the a value, or the number before the x value. The answer would be 15.
Answer:
She bought 12 gallons.
41.49 / 3.68 = 11.2
*I rounded it to 12 because you can't go below 11.2*
12 x 3.68 = 41.49