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Write an equation to represent y the number of miles traveled on x number of gallon of gas

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Answer:

y/x

Explanation:

The term that defines the miles travelled on a certain amount of gas can be labelled "fuel efficiency," which we'll abbreviate to FE.

FE = (y miles traveled)/(x gallons gas used)

This gives the fuel efficiency in miles/gallon, or mpg. y/x = FE

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