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A family has two cars. During one particular week, the first car consumed

40

gallons of gas and the second consumed
25

gallons of gas. The two cars drove a combined total of
1350

miles, and the sum of their fuel efficiencies was
45

miles per gallon. What were the fuel efficiencies of each of the cars that week?

User Peterm
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25x+40(45-x)=1350
Solve for x
X=30 for the second car

45-30=15 for the first car
User Jim Hewitt
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