A sparkling-water distributor wants to make up 300 gallons of sparkling water to sell for $7.00 per gallon. She wishes to mix three grades of water selling for $14.00, $3.00, and $4.50 per gallon, respectively. She must use twice as much of the $4.50 water as the $3.00 water. How many gallons of each should she use? She should use __ gallons of $14.00, __ gallons of $3.00, and __ gallons of $4.50.

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A sparkling-water distributor wants to make up 300 gallons of sparkling water to sell for $7.00 per gallon. She wishes to mix three grades of water selling for $14.00, $3.00, and $4.50 per gallon, respectively. She must use twice as much of the $4.50 water as the $3.00 water. How many gallons of each should she use?

She should use __ gallons of $14.00, __ gallons of $3.00, and __ gallons of $4.50. 

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