Question

Nelson decides to mix grades of gasoline in his truck. he puts in 99 gallons of regular and 66 gallons of premium for a total cost of $46.95$⁢46.95. if premium gasoline costs $0.20$⁢0.20 more per gallon than regular, what was the price of each grade of gasoline?

Answer 1

first add the 99 gallons of regular and 66 gallons of premium.

then dived the solution by 46.95.


then subtract .20 from that.


99+66=?
?/46.95=
?-.20=

then the final answer is the answer to the division for the premium gasoline. the answer for the regular gasoline is the answer from the subtraction.