A caterer made an ice cream punch by combining fruit juice that costs $4.00 per gallon with ice cream that costs $7.00 per gallon. How many gallons of each were used to make 150 gal of punch costing $5.00 per gallon? fruit juice      gal ice cream      gal

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A caterer made an ice cream punch by combining fruit juice that costs $4.00 per gallon with ice cream that costs $7.00 per gallon. How many gallons of each were used to make 150 gal of punch costing $5.00 per gallon?

fruit juice      gal
ice cream      gal
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