Problema Solution
The owner of a 5000-gal oil truck loads the truck with gas and kerosene. The profit on each gallon of gas is 14 cents and on each gallon of kerosene it is 11 cents. How many gallons of each fuel did the owner load if the profit was $655
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Let
x = gallons of gas
5000 - x = gallons of kerosene
0.14x + 0.11(5000 - x) = 655
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x = 3,500 gal gas
5000 - 3500 = 1,500 gal of kerosene
The owner loaded 3,500 gal of gas and 1,500 gal of kerosene.