SOLUTION: A dealer wishes to produce 300 gallons of oil worth 40¢ a quart. He will mix oil that is worth 36¢ a quart with oil that is worth 52¢ a quart, and needs to figure out how many quar
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Question 1012486: A dealer wishes to produce 300 gallons of oil worth 40¢ a quart. He will mix oil that is worth 36¢ a quart with oil that is worth 52¢ a quart, and needs to figure out how many quarts of each he needs.
If x represents the number of quarts of 36 cent oil, which of the following equations could be used to solve this problem? Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source):