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A truck uses 1 gallon of diesel for every 12 miles traveled. The amount of diesel left in the gas tank, r gallons, after traveling s miles is give by s= 120-12r.

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MrRoyal

The question has missing details. However, general questions that could be asked is as follows:

(1) The number of miles traveled after using (say) 5 gallons

(2) The number of gallons used after traveling for (say) 36 miles

Answer:

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Step-by-step explanation:

Given

[tex]s = 120 - 12r[/tex]

A linear equation is represented as:

[tex]y = c + mx[/tex]

Where

[tex]c =y\ intercept[/tex] and

[tex]m = slope.[/tex]

c, in this question represents the initial capacity of the tank.

So, the initial capacity is 120 liters

Solving (a): r = 5

[tex]s = 120 - 12r[/tex]

[tex]s = 120 - 12 * 5[/tex]

[tex]s = 120 - 60[/tex]

[tex]s = 60[/tex]

60 miles traveled

Solving (b): s = 36

[tex]s = 120 - 12r[/tex]

[tex]36 = 120 - 2r[/tex]

Collect like terms

[tex]2r =120 -36[/tex]

[tex]2r =84[/tex]

Solve for r

[tex]r = 42[/tex]

42 gallons used

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