A chemical company makes two brands of antifreeze. The first brand is 35% pure antifreeze, and the second brand is 60% pure antifreeze. In order to obtain 90 gallons of a mixture that contains 55% pure antifreeze, how many gallons of each brand of antifreeze must be used?

A chemical company makes two brands of antifreeze. The first brand is 35% pure antifreeze, and the second brand is 60% pure antifreeze. In order to obtain 90 gallons of a mixture that contains 55% pure antifreeze, how many gallons of each brand of antifreeze must be used?

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