Question

Andrea's Sequoia gets 12 miles per gallon while driving in the city, and 20 miles per gallon while on the highway. The last time she filled up the car it took 16 gallons of gas, and she had driven 280 miles since the previous fill-up. How many miles of that 280 were city driving?

Answer 1

60miles

Explanation:

if they drove x miles in the city and y miles on the highway then you know that

x + y = 280

x/12 + y/20 = 16

x + 12y/20 = 16*12 = 192

8y/20 = 88

y = 220

x = 280-y = 280-220 = 60