Question

The first used 20 gal of fuel and the second used 25 gal. The 2 drove 1450 miles and the sum of their fuel efficiencies was 65 miles per gal. What we’re each car fuel efficiency?

Answer 1

Answer: there you go :)

Car 1 consumes 30 gallons of gas.

Car 2 consumes 20 gallons of gas.

Explanation:

Let x = gallons consumed by car 1

Let y = gallons consumed by car 2

We set up our equations:

35x+40y = 1850 eq1

x+y = 50 eq2

Substituting eq 2 into eq 1,

35x+40(50-x) = 1850

35x+2000-40x = 1850

-5x+2000 = 1850

-5x = -150

x = 30

Substitute value of x into eq 2.

x+y = 50

30+y = 50

y = 20

Car 1 consumes 30 gallons of gas.

Car 2 consumes 20 gallons of gas.