A person describes his daily travel to work and back. To understand the rate of gas consumption during his travel, follow the guidelines and sketch the graph given below. For the first 10 mi, the rate of gas consumption is 20 mi/gal. Due to traffic, the next 5 miles are covered at 10 mi/gal. While returning, the full 15 miles are covered at 5 mi/gal. Write the number of gallons of gas consumed during the trip in the box given below.

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A person describes his daily travel to work and back. To understand the rate of gas
consumption during his travel, follow the guidelines and sketch the graph given below.
• For the first 10 mi, the rate of gas consumption is 20 mi/gal. Due to traffic, the next
5 miles are covered at 10 mi/gal.
While returning, the full 15 miles are covered at 5 mi/gal.
Write the number of gallons of gas consumed during the trip in the box given below.
15
10
Total gas consumed
gal
%3D
1
3
4
Gas used (gal)
Distance from his house (mi)
Transcribed Image Text:A person describes his daily travel to work and back. To understand the rate of gas consumption during his travel, follow the guidelines and sketch the graph given below. • For the first 10 mi, the rate of gas consumption is 20 mi/gal. Due to traffic, the next 5 miles are covered at 10 mi/gal. While returning, the full 15 miles are covered at 5 mi/gal. Write the number of gallons of gas consumed during the trip in the box given below. 15 10 Total gas consumed gal %3D 1 3 4 Gas used (gal) Distance from his house (mi)
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