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The linear function y = 48x represents the distance y (in miles) that a car can travel on x gallons of gasoline a. Is the domain discrete or continuous?

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The linear function y = 48x represents the distance y, given x gallons.

The domain is an infinite positive values of x, that is x can be represented by all positive numbers. Hence the domain is continuous

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