<h3>720 million pounds apples grown in new york and 494 million pounds apples grown in Pennsylvania </h3>
<em><u>Solution:</u></em>
Let "x' be the apples grown in new york
Let "y" be the apples grown in pennsylvania
Given that,
<em><u>Together the two states produced 1214 million pounds of apples</u></em>
Therefore,
x + y = 1214 -------- eqn 1
<em><u>New York produced 226 million pounds more apples than Pennsylvania</u></em>
Therefore,
x = 226 + y ------- eqn 2
<em><u>Substitute eqn 2 in eqn 1</u></em>
226 + y + y = 1214
226 + 2y = 1214
2y = 1214 - 226
2y = 988
Divide both sides by 2
<h3>y = 494</h3>
Substitute y = 494 in eqn 2
x = 226 + 494
<h3>x = 720</h3>
Thus 720 million pounds apples grown in new york and 494 million pounds apples grown in Pennsylvania
