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the graph below shows how many gallons of gas are used by a boat when it travels. how many gallons of gas would the boat use to travel 24 miles?

the graph below shows how many gallons of gas are used by a boat when it travels. how-example-1

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The boat uses 4 gallons to travel 6 miles. Traveling 4 times as far is expected to require 4 times the gas.

4 gallons = 6 miles
Multiply by 4.
16 gallons = 24 miles

⇒ 16 gallons
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