Sheleah and her family are planning a trip from Los Angeles, California to Melbourne, Australla. Whille booking her
family's plane tickets, she notices on the itinerary that the airline is offering a sixteen hour straight flight from Los
Angeles to Melbourne on a Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental Jet. In an effort to learn more about the capabilities of the Jet,
Sheleah does a little research and stumbles upon the following graph and facts about the Jet's fuel consumption.
Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental Jet
Jet Fuel Available (gallons)
70,000
60,000
50,000
40,000
30,000
20,000
10,000
63,500
2
55,562.5
3
4
47,625
39,687.5
31,750
23,812.5
9
7
8
10
Flight Time (hours)
11
12
15,875
13
14
7,937.5
15
17
The Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental Jet can carry approximately 63,500 gallons of jet fuel, making it possible for the Jet to
travel 14,430 kilometers before needing to refuel.
Create a linear model that represents the amount of fuel on the plane, In gallons, as a function of the flight time, In hours.
Show all of your work.



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