Question

Berto has $12 to put gas in his car. If gas costs $3.75 per gallon, which ordered pair relating number of gallons of gas, x, to the total cost of the gas, y, includes the greatest amount of gas Berto can buy?

Answer 1

Answer:

(3.2 , 12)

Step-by-step explanation:

12/3.75 = 3.2

3.2 = Number of Gallons

12= Total cost of Gas

Answer 2

Given:

Berto has $12 to put gas in his car.

gas costs $3.75 per gallon

which ordered pair relating number of gallons of gas, x, to the total cost of the gas, y

y=3.75x

3.75x=12

x=12/3.75

x=3.2

Berto can buy 3.2 per gallon

the biggest amount when all the money is spent