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22 April, 21:55

Choose the correct answer.

Elena bought 320 tropical fish for a museum display. She bought 7 times as many triggerfish as parrotfish. How many of each type of fish did she buy?

Which is a system of equations to model the problem if x represents the number of parrotfish Elena bought and y represents the number of triggerfish she bought?

A.

x + y = 7

y = 320x

B.

x + 7y = 320

y = 7x

C.

x - y = 320

y = 7x

D.

x + y = 320

y = 7x

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  1. 23 April, 00:46
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    Total number items bought is

    x + y = 320

    because she bought 7x = y i believe the answer is D
  2. 23 April, 01:31
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    The answer is D since the total amount of fish bought was 320 and because she bought 7 times as many tigerfish (y) as parrotfish (x).
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