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Caleb is driving on a long road trip, He currently has 11 gallons of gas in his car, Pach

hour that he drives, his car uses up 2 gallons of gas, How much gas would be in the
tank after driving for 4 hours? How much gas would be left after t hours?

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3 votes

Answer:

3 gas

Explanation:

4x2=8

8-11=3

User Karen Payne
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Answer:

4 hours = 3

t hours = 11-2t

Explanation:

11 gallons = total

2 gallons are used up per hour

So:

11 - 2 * ( number of hours) = number of gallons

11 - (2 * 4) = 11 - 8 = 3

11 - (2t)

User Olivier Lalonde
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