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Reika
2 months ago
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A woman drives an SUV that gets 14 mi/gal (mpg). Her husband drives a hybrid that gets 65 mpg. Every week, they travel the same

number of miles. They want to improve their combined mpg. They have two options on how they can improve it.
Option 1: They can tune the SUV and increase it mileage by 2 mpg and keep the hybrid as it is.

Option 2: They can buy a new hybrid that gets 85 mpg and keep the SUV as it is.

Compute the combines mpg for each option.

Option 1 Answer? : Option 2 Answer? :

(round to one decimal place as needed.
Mathematics
2 answers:
Zina [12.3K]2 months ago
4 0

Answer:

Option 1 is preferable

Step-by-step explanation:

Let’s denote the distance covered by the woman as x. Therefore, the total distance they travel collectively is 2*x.

The gallons used would be calculated as x/14 for the SUV in its initial condition.

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The combined miles per gallon would be computed by dividing the total mileage by the total gallons consumed. For the initial scenario:  

\frac{2*x}{\frac{x}{14}+\frac{x}{65}}

\frac{2*x}{\frac{79}{910}*x}

\frac{2*910}{79}

23 \; mpg

For Option 1:

\frac{2*x}{\frac{x}{16}+\frac{x}{65}}

\frac{2*x}{\frac{81}{1040}*x}

\frac{2*1040}{81}

25.7 \; mpg

For Option 2:

\frac{2*x}{\frac{x}{14}+\frac{x}{85}}

\frac{2*x}{\frac{99}{1190}*x}

\frac{2*1190}{99}

24 \; mpg

Zina [12.3K]2 months ago
3 0
To tackle this problem, you can use the same method from the prior situation.

Option 1: 2/(1/16 + 1/65) = 25.7 mpg

Option 2: 2/(1/14 + 1/85) = 24.0 mpg

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Like before, enhancing the least efficient vehicle yields the best outcome.
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