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two cars have the same cruising range. Car A has a tank capacity that is 2.5 gallons bigger than car B's. If car B average's 43 miles per gallon and car A averages 36 miles per gallon, find the tank capacity of each car.

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Tank capacity of car A=15.357 gallons (Rounded to three decimal places, exact answer is shown in image)

Tank capacity of car B=12.857 gallons (Rounded to three decimal places, exact answer is shown in image)

Difference of capacity is 15.357-12.857=2.5 gallons which is true.

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