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(a)
A function to represent the distance if a car that travels at a speed of 60 miles per hour, gets a mileage of 28 miles per gallon.
(b)
A car that travels at a speed of 60 miles per hour, gets a mileage of 28 miles per gallon then a function representing number of gallons of fuel used when the car travels d miles.
(c)
To calculate: The distance functions
(d)
To compute: The distance functions
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