Question 1
A student went to the gas station to buy gasoline and a bag of potato chips. Gasoline was $2.31 per
gallon and potato chips were $1.25.
Part 1. Write a linear equation to model the total amount the student spent at the gas station,
where g represents the number of gallons of gasoline, and t represents the total amount of money
spent. Assume there is no tax.
Part 2. Suppose the student bought 16 gallons of gas. Find the total amount the student spent at
the gas station
