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eASY ALGEBRA PLEASE URGENT HELP?

A gas station sells regular gas for $2.20 per gallon and premium gas for $3.00 a gallon. At the end of a business day 230 gallons of gas were sold, and receipts totaled $570. How many gallons of each type of gas were sold?

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  • 8 years ago

    let x be the total number of regular gas gallon sold

    let y be the total number of premium gas gallon sold

    (2.20)x + 3y = 570 ---- (1)

    x + y = 230 ---- (2)

    Solve simultaneously

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