document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1111708>Question 1111708</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A family has two cars. The first car has a fuel efficiency of 15 miles per gallon of gas and the second has a fuel efficiency of 35 miles per gallon of gas. During one particular week, the two cars went a combined total of 825 miles, for a total gas consumption of 35 gallons. How many gallons were consumed by each of the two cars that week? \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "First car: ______ gallons <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Second car: ______ gallons  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #726712 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16946)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=726712\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Car I	x	gallons	for the for the week									<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Car II	y	gallons	for the for the week									<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Equation for tickets	total distance											<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1	x	+	1	y	=	35	.............1					<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Equation for amount spent												<BR>\n" );
document.write( "15	x	+	35	y	=	825	.............2					<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Eliminate y												<BR>\n" );
document.write( "multiply (1)by		-35.00										<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Multiply (2) by		1										<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-35.00	x		-35.00	y	=	-1225.00						<BR>\n" );
document.write( "15.00			35.00	y	=	825.00						<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Add the two equations												<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-20.00	x				=	-400.00						<BR>\n" );
document.write( "/	-20.00											<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x	=	20.00										<BR>\n" );
document.write( "plug value of			x	in (1)								<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.00	x	+	1.00	y	=	35.00						<BR>\n" );
document.write( "20.00		+	1.00	y	=	35.00						<BR>\n" );
document.write( "			1.00	y	=	15.00						<BR>\n" );
document.write( "				y=		15.00						<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Car I	20.00	gallons	for the for the week									<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Car II	15.00	gallons	for the for the week									<BR>\n" );
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