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According to www.boeing.com/, the Boeing 747 consumes about 5 gallons of fuel per mile. If a plane starts with 63,500 gallons of fuel and consumes fuel at that same rate, which expression would best represent the number of gallons of fuel remaining in the tanks of a plane after x miles had been flown? Circle the correct choice, and then explain why you believe it is correct.
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