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5. Rewriting Equations and Formulas
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Exercise 38 Page 41

Practice makes perfect
a The distance d we travel in a car is expressed by two different equations. However, the traveled distance is the same in each case. So we can equate the given equations in order to relate g and t.

55t=20g

b Let's solve this equation for g.
55t=20g
55/20t=g
g=55/20t
g=11/4t
c If we travel 6 hours, then t=6. We can find the amount of gasoline the car uses to travel that distance using the equation found in part (b).
g=11/4t
g=11/4 * 6
g=66/4
g=16.5
This means that we need 16 and a half gallons of gasoline for our trip. Furthermore, if we want to calculate how far we can travel, we need to use one of the equations given in the original problem. Let's use the second one.
d=20g
d=20 * 16.5
d=330
We can travel 330 miles.