Berto has $12 to put gas in his car. if gas costs $3.75 per gallon, which ordered pair relating number of gallons of gas, x, to the total cost of the gas, y, includes the greatest amount of gas berto can buy?

The required ordered pair is (3.2,12).

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the x be the relating number of gallons of gas and y be the total cost of the gas.

It is given that the cost of gas is $3.75 per gallon. Total cost of x gallons is

Berto has $12 to put gas in his car.

Divide both sides by 3.75.

The maximum number of gallons of gas is 3.2 and the total cost of the gas is 12.

Therefore the required ordered pair is (3.2,12).

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