Distance Traveled and Gas Left in Tank Distance Traveled (in miles) 0 90 180 270 Amount of Gas Left in Tank (in gallons) 15 12 9 6 How many gallons of gasoline does the car have left after it has traveled 330 miles?

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Answer:

4 gallons of gasoline the car has left after it has traveled 330 miles.

Step-by-step explanation:

We are given with the following data of Distance Traveled and Gas Left in Tank below;

   Distance Traveled (in miles)       Amount of Gas Left in Tank (in gallons)

                 0                                                            15

                90                                                           12

               180                                                            9

               270                                                           6

               330                                                           ?

As we can see from the table that for every 90 miles of distance traveled, there has been a reduction of 3 gallons of gas which is left in the tank, i.e;

From 90 to 180 - Gas reduced from 12 to 9

This means that in 1 gallon of gas, the distance traveled is =  [tex]\frac{90}{3}[/tex] = 30 miles

So, from distance 270 to 300, the amount of Gas Left in Tank = 6 - 1 = 5 gallons

From distance 300 to 330 miles, the amount of Gas Left in Tank = 5 - 1 = 4 gallons

Hence, 4 gallons of gasoline is left after the car has traveled 330 miles.