document.write( "Question 652750: You drove 365 miles using 15 gallons of gasoline a that costs $3.50 per gallon. If you get 27 mi/ gal on the highway and 19 in the city, how much did you spend for fuel for highway driving and how much for city driving? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #408115 by DrBeeee(684)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! I had this all worked out for you and the puter burped and I lost the detailed answer. Here it is quickly w/o detail. \n" ); document.write( "Let c = gallons used in city \n" ); document.write( "Let h = gallons used in highway \n" ); document.write( "(1) 19c + 27h = 365 \n" ); document.write( "(2) c + h = 15 \n" ); document.write( "Solution of (1) and (2) \n" ); document.write( "c = 5 and h = 10 \n" ); document.write( "Cost in city is $17.50 \n" ); document.write( "Cost on highway is $35.00 \n" ); document.write( " |