Question

question mayerlin filled up her car with gas before embarking on a road trip across the country. the car uses 2 gallons of gas for every hour driven and the capacity of the gas tank is 14 gallons. write an equation for g, in terms of t, representing the number of gallons of gas remaining in mayerlins gas tank after t hours of driving. answer attempt 1 out of 2 g = submit answer

Explanation:

Step1: Identify initial gas and rate

Initial gas \( G_0 = 14 \) gallons, rate of gas use \( r = 2 \) gallons per hour.

Step2: Gas used in \( t \) hours

Gas used after \( t \) hours: \( 2t \) gallons.

Step3: Remaining gas equation

Remaining gas \( G = \) Initial gas \( - \) Gas used. So \( G = 14 - 2t \).

Answer:

\( 14 - 2t \)