Question

E-Z Stop Fast Gas sold $10,957 worth of gasoline yesterday. Regular grade sold for $2.30 a gallon and premium grade sold for $2.55 a gallon. If the station sold 420 more gallons of regular than of premium, how many gallons of regular were sold?

Answer 1

let y = regular grade
let x = premium grade

2.55x + 2.30y = 10, 957

and

x+ 420 gallons = y

Answer 2

Using your answers from the the previous question, if the profit on regular gas is $0.18 per gallon and the profit on premium gas is $0.20 per gallon, what was the station’s total profit?

Answer 3

@Lovezgurl12 Please show your own work. We are not here to do your homework for you. We cannot be there for your exam.