document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=737727>Question 737727</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A family has two cars. The first car has a fuel efficiency of 35 miles per gallon of gas and the second has a fuel efficiency of 20 miles per gallon of gas. During one particular week, the two cars went a combined total of 1725 miles, for a total gas consumption of 60 gallons. How many gallons were consumed by each of the two cars that week?  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #450522 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39618)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=450522\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Uniform Rates, based on fuel efficiency, units for rates being MILES PER GALLON.  The basic relationship equation is r*v=d, where r is the fuel efficiency, v is the volume of fuel, d is the miles.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Create and fill information into a table:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let x=gallons of fuel used car 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let y=gallons of fuel used car 2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Which Car__________rate(mgp)_________fuel volume(gallons)_________distance<BR>\n" );
document.write( "FirstCar___________35________________x____________________________35x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "SecondCar__________20________________y____________________________20y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "TOTAL_______________________________60____________________________1725\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The equations to use will be the system:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "and<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Creating and developing all that was the hard part.  Now, just solve the system for x and y. </SPAN>\n" );
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