SOLUTION: George decides to mix grades of gasoline in his truck. He puts in 8 gallons of regular and 12 gallons of premium for a total cost of $55.80. If premium gasoline costs $0.15 more pe
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Question 545690: George decides to mix grades of gasoline in his truck. He puts in 8 gallons of regular and 12 gallons of premium for a total cost of $55.80. If premium gasoline costs $0.15 more per gallon than regular, what was the price of each grade of gasoline. Found 2 solutions by stanbon, Alan3354:Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! He puts in 8 gallons of regular and 12 gallons of premium for a total cost of $55.80. If premium gasoline costs $0.15 more per gallon than regular, what was the price of each grade of gasoline.
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Equations:
8r + 12p = 55.80
p = r+ 0.15
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Substitute for "P" and solve for "r":
8r + 12(r+0.15) = 55.80
8r + 12r + 1.80 = 55.80
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20r = 54
regular price = 2.70
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Solve for "p":
p = r + 0.15
premium price = 2.85
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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