A family has two cars. The first car has a fuel efficiency of 15 miles per gallon of gas and the second has a fuel efficiency of 30 miles per gallon of gas. During one particular week, the two cars went a combined total of 1725 miles, for a total gas consumption of 75 gallons. How many gallons were consumed by each of the two cars that week?
First car:
Second car:
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A family has two cars. The first car has a fuel efficiency of 15 miles per gallon of gas and the second has a fuel efficiency of 30 miles per gallon of gas. During one particular week, the two cars went a combined total of 1725 miles, for a total gas consumption of 75 gallons. How many gallons were consumed by each of the two cars that week?
First car:
Second car:
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anonymous · Answer

Hikx2bay thanks for looking at my problem :)

anonymous · Answer

no worries buddy
1st car: 575miles
2nd car:1150 miles

please dont ask me how i got these answers ;)...guess work...

anonymous · Answer

As you wish...thank you

anonymous · Answer

actually there's some logic behind it, let me try explain

anonymous · Answer

car 1 does x miles / gallon
car 2 does 2.x miles / gallon

anonymous · Answer

so you have x + 2x = 3x miles / gallon
and use that proportion on the total distance 1725 miles

anonymous · Answer

1725 * 1/3  =  575 miles for car 1
1725 * 2/3  = 1150 miles for car 2

anonymous · Answer

how does that sound?

anonymous · Answer

like it makes sense...whoah

anonymous · Answer

:)