A family has two cars. The first car has a fuel efficiency of 25 miles per gallon of gas and the second has a fuel efficiency of 30 miles per gallon of gas. During one particular week, the two cars went a combined total of 1225 miles, for a total gas consumption of 45 gallons. How many gallons were consumed by each of the two cars that week? First car: gallons Second car: gallons

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A family has two cars. The first car has a fuel efficiency of 25 miles per gallon of gas and the second has a fuel efficiency of 30 miles per gallon of gas. During
one particular week, the two cars went a combined total of 1225 miles, for a total gas consumption of 45 gallons. How many gallons were consumed by each of
the two cars that week?
First car: | gallons
?
Second car: 9gallons
Transcribed Image Text:A family has two cars. The first car has a fuel efficiency of 25 miles per gallon of gas and the second has a fuel efficiency of 30 miles per gallon of gas. During one particular week, the two cars went a combined total of 1225 miles, for a total gas consumption of 45 gallons. How many gallons were consumed by each of the two cars that week? First car: | gallons ? Second car: 9gallons
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