A line graph shows gasoline in gallons on the x-axis and cost in dollars on the y-axis. The x-axis ranges from 0 to 16 in increments of 2. The y-axis ranges from 0 to 40 in increments of 5. A line starts at the origin and passes through plotted point X at left parenthesis 9.375 comma 30 right parenthesis.
Trisha’s mom asked her to fill up the car’s gas tank and gave her $30
. The graph shows the total cost of gas based on the number of gallons. The point X
shows the number of gallons of gasoline Trisha can purchase. State, to the nearest whole, the number of gallons of gasoline she can purchase.
(1 point)
____gallons
1 answer
To find out how many gallons of gasoline Trisha can purchase with $30, we look at the point \( X \) on the graph, which is at \( (9.375, 30) \).
The x-coordinate \( 9.375 \) represents the number of gallons, and the y-coordinate \( 30 \) represents the cost in dollars.
Since the question asks to state the number of gallons of gasoline she can purchase to the nearest whole number, we round \( 9.375 \) to the nearest whole number, which is \( 9 \).
Thus, Trisha can purchase 9 gallons of gasoline.
