SOLUTION: An airplane begins a flight with a total of 36.0 gal. of fuel stored in two separate wing tanks. During the flight, 25.0% of the fuel in one tank is used, and in the other tank, 37
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Question 454817: An airplane begins a flight with a total of 36.0 gal. of fuel stored in two separate wing tanks. During the flight, 25.0% of the fuel in one tank is used, and in the other tank, 37.5% of the fuel is used. If the total fuel used is 11.2 gal., find the amounts x and y stored in each tank.
Answer by richwmiller(17219) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x+y=36
.25x+.375y=11.2
yields
x=18.4, y=17.6
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