Yves bought 420 tropical fish for a museum display. He bought 6 times as many parrotfish as angelfish. How many of each type of

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agasfer [191]

3 years ago

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Yves bought 420 tropical fish for a museum display. He bought 6 times as many parrotfish as angelfish. How many of each type of

fish did he buy?

Mathematics

2 answers:

eimsori [14] · Answer 1 · 2022-02-03T03:02:09+03:00

eimsori [14]3 years ago

8 0

D.

x + y = 420

y = 6x

MaRussiya [10] · Answer 2 · 2022-02-03T01:30:46+03:00

MaRussiya [10]3 years ago

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The ratio of parrot fish to angelfish is 6:1
Lets say that a single fish = x, so the equation is...

6x + 1x = 420

7x = 420 (divide each side by 7)

7x/7 = 420/7

x = 60

Parrot fish = 6x = 6*60 = 360
Angel fish = 1x = 1*60 = 60