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.

Question

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
Remaining Attempts : 3
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Answer 1

To find the number of gallons of gasoline Trisha can purchase with $30, we can look at the coordinates of point X on the graph, which are given as (9.375, 30).

Here, the x-coordinate (9.375) represents the number of gallons of gasoline, and the y-coordinate (30) represents the cost in dollars.

Since we're asked to state the number of gallons to the nearest whole number, we take the x-coordinate value of 9.375 and round it:

9.375 rounded to the nearest whole number is 9.

Therefore, Trisha can purchase 9 gallons of gasoline.