SOLUTION: In a day, 4 cars and 5 taxis travel a total of 125 kilometers. Each taxi travels 7 kilometers more than each car. How much gas do the cars use in a day if they use 1 liter of gas

Question 987260: In a day, 4 cars and 5 taxis travel a total of 125 kilometers. Each taxi travels 7 kilometers more than each car. How much gas do the cars use in a day if they use 1 liter of gas for every 10 kilometers traveled?

Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Each taxi travels 7 kilometers more than each car.
Together, the 5 taxis travel mi more than
the 4 cars
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Let = the distance traveled by the 4 cars

and

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For the 4 cars:
liters
The cars use 4.5 liters of gas in 1 day
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I'm not sure about the wording of th last sentence.
"How much gas do THE CARS use in a day if THEY use
1 liter of gas for every 10 kilometers traveled?"
All 4 cars together?
Just 1 car?
I solved it for all 4 cars together
You might want another opinion

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