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Melvin and Tasha have a lawn mowing business. The amount of gasoline and oil that they bought is pictured below.

They can mow 18 lawns in a week. That amount of mowing requires 1 1/2 gallons of gas and 1/3 pint of oil. How many lawns can they mow before they run out of supplies?

Will they run out of gasoline or oil first?

In addition to gasoline and oil Melvin and Tasha also bought a package of lawn bags for the grass debris. Based on the prices listed below how much should they charge per lawn if they want to make $200 for every 18 lawns?

Gasoline $2.95 per gallon
Oil 2 pints for $3.78
Lawn Bags 1 pack for $4.49