SOLUTION: the honda civic hybrid vehicle, powered by gasoline-electric technology, gets 49 mpg in city driving and 51mpg in highway driving. the car is driven 447 miles on 9 gallons of gasol

Question 778224: the honda civic hybrid vehicle, powered by gasoline-electric technology, gets 49 mpg in city driving and 51mpg in highway driving. the car is driven 447 miles on 9 gallons of gasoline. how many miles were driven in the city and how many were driven on the highway?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let = number of miles driven in the city
= miles driven on highway
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Note that:
( miles driven ) / ( miles / gallon ) = ( gallons used )
I can say:

Multiply both sides by

294 miles were driven in the city
153 miles were driven on highway
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check:

OK
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