A family has two cars. The first car has a fuel efficiency of 20 miles per gallon of gas and the second has a fuel efficiency of 35 miles per gallon of gas. During one particular week, the two cars went a combined total of 1025 miles, for a total gas consumption of 40 gallons. How many gallons were consumed by each of the two cars that week?

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A family has two cars. The first car has a fuel efficiency of  20 miles per gallon of gas and the second has a fuel efficiency of 35  miles per gallon of gas. During one particular week, the two cars went a combined total of 1025 miles, for a total gas consumption of 40 gallons. How many gallons were consumed by each of the two cars that week?

anonymous · Answer

add the 40 plus the number of miles each car can go total

anonymous · Answer

i dont know

anonymous · Answer

so 25 multiplied by 35 then add 40

anonymous · Answer

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