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20. Driving Your family is taking a long-distance car trip. You begin with
16 gallons of gasoline in the fuel tank. Your car uses 3 gallons of
gasoline per hour of driving. You will stop to refuel when there is
exactly 1 gallon of gasoline remaining in the tank.
a. Analyze List the given information and what you need to find.
b. Write a verbal model. Then write an equation based on your model.
c. After how many hours will you need to stop to refuel? Justify your solution by making a table.
solution by making a table.