document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=275393>Question 275393</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A sales person purchased an automobile that was advertised as averaging 25mi/gal in the city and 40 mi/gal on the highway. A recent sales trip that covered 1800 miles required 51 gallons of gasoline. Assuming that the advertised mileage estimates were correct, how many miles were driven in the city?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I'm really stumped on how to approach this problems because it seems the answer could possibly have more than one correct answer if there is not a number of highway miles given, or the answer would have a variable in it.  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "A recent sales trip that covered 1800 miles required 51 gallons of gasoline.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Assuming that the advertised mileage estimates were correct, how many miles were driven in the city?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let x be the city miles.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then 1800-x are the highway miles.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "distance/miles per gallon = gallons<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "gallons + gallons = 51 gallons<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x/25 + (1800-x)/40 = 51 gallons<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply thru by 25*40 to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "40x + 25*1800 - 25x = 51*25*40<BR>\n" );
document.write( "15x = 6000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 400 (miles of city driving)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. <BR>\n" );
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