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Diego’s family car holds 14 gallons of fuel. Each day the car uses 0.6 gallons of fuel. A warning light comes on when the remaining fuel is 1.5 gallons or less. B. Starting from a full tank, can Diego’s family drive the car for 25 days without the warning light coming on?

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The inequality is
The maximum number of days that Diego's father can drive the car without the warning light coming on is 20 days
Explanation:
14 gallons-1.5 gallons=12.5 gallons
we know that
If the remaining fuel is greater than 1.5 gallons Diego's father can drive the car without the warning light coming on
so
Let
x ----> the number of days
----> inequality that represent the situation
Solve for x


The maximum number of days that Diego's father can drive the car without the warning light coming on is 20 days
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