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DIA [1.3K]
3 years ago
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A family has two cars. During one particular week, the first car consumed 15 gallons of gas and the second consumed 35 gallons o

f gas. The two cars drove a
combined total of 1700 miles, and the sum of their fuel efficiencies was 60 miles per gallon. What were the fuel efficiencies of each of the cars that week?​
Mathematics
1 answer:
bezimeni [28]3 years ago
5 0

<u>Answer: </u>

Fuel efficiencies of two cars in that week are 20 miles per gallon and 40 miles per gallon.

<u>Solution: </u>

Let the two cars of family be A and B.

Gas consumed by car A = 15 gallons

Gas consumed by car B = 35 gallons

Let’s assume number of miles car A drove in that week = x miles

Assume number of miles car B drove in that week = y miles

Given that two cars drove a combine of 1700 miles in that week.

So we can say,

x + y = 1700  --- eqn (1)

Fuel efficiency of any car = \frac{\text { Number of miles covered }}{\text { gallons of gas consumed }}

So fuel efficiency of car A = \frac{x \text { miles }}{15 \text { gallons }}

And fuel efficiency of car B = \frac{y \text { miles }}{35 \text { gallons }}

Given that sum of efficiencies of two cars = 60 miles per gallons.

\frac{x}{15}+\frac{y}{35}=60

\frac{35 x+15 y}{35 \times 15}=60

On cross-multiplication we get,

5(7x +3y) = 15 \times 35 \times 60

7x +3y = 6300  --------- eqn (2)  

Now we have following two equations and two variable to be determine.  

x + y = 1700       --------  (1)

7x +3y = 6300     --------  (2)

On modifying equation (1) we get

y = 1700 -  x        --------(3)

On substituting value of y from equation (3) in equation (2) we get

7x + 3(1700-x) = 6300

7x + 5100 – 3x = 6300

4x = 6300 – 5100  

4x = 1200

x = 300

Substituting value of x in equation 3 to get value of y

y = 1700 – 300 = 1400

Fuel efficiency of car A = \frac{x}{15} = \frac{300}{15} = 20 miles per gallon

Fuel efficiency of car B = \frac{y}{35} = \frac{1400}{35} = 40 miles per gallon.

Hence fuel efficiencies of two cars in that week are 20 miles per gallon and 40 miles per gallon.

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