A family has two cars. During one particular week, the first car consumed 20 gallons of gas and the second consumed 15 gallons of gas. The two cars drove a combined total of 1025 miles, and the sum of their fuel efficiencies was 55 miles per gallon. What were the fuel efficiencies of each of the cars that week? First car: miles per gallon Second car: miles per gallon

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A family has two cars. During one particular week, the first car consumed 20 gallons of gas and the second consumed 15 gallons of gas. The two cars drove a
combined total of 1025 miles, and the sum of their fuel efficiencies was 55 miles per gallon. What were the fuel efficiencies of each of the cars that week?
First car:miles per gallon
Second car: miles per gallon
Transcribed Image Text:A family has two cars. During one particular week, the first car consumed 20 gallons of gas and the second consumed 15 gallons of gas. The two cars drove a combined total of 1025 miles, and the sum of their fuel efficiencies was 55 miles per gallon. What were the fuel efficiencies of each of the cars that week? First car:miles per gallon Second car: miles per gallon
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