Yves has 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?
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Yves has 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?
(Points : 1)

anonymous · Answer

if you let x = the number of angelfish then it is 6x for the number of parrotfish... and their sum is 420...

anonymous · Answer

think you can derived the needed relationship?

anonymous · Answer

$$6x+x=420$$$$7x=420$$$$x=\frac{420}{7}$$$$x=60~for~the~angelfish$$$$6x=6(60)=360~for~the~parrotfish$$to check:$$360+60=420$$

anonymous · Answer

hope this clear... :)