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Question 131953: In a family there are two cars. In a given week, the first car gets an average of 25 miles per gallon, and the second car gets 20 miles per gallon. The two cars combined drive a total of 1550 miles in that week, for a total gas consumption of 70 gallons. How many gallons were consumed by each of the two cars that week?
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In a family there are two cars. In a given week, the first car gets an average of 25 miles per gallon, and the second car gets 20 miles per gallon. The two cars combined drive a total of 1550 miles in that week, for a total gas consumption of 70 gallons. How many gallons were consumed by each of the two cars that week?

#1 25 mpg
#2 20 mpg

#1=1200
#2=350
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