Question: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?

Which is a system of equations to model the problem if x represents the number of angelfish Yves bought, and y represents the number of parrotfish he bought?

A. x + y = 6
y = 420x

B. x + 6y = 420
y = 6x

C. x – y = 420
y = 6x

D.x + y = 420
y = 6x

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Question: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?

Which is a system of equations to model the problem if x represents the number of angelfish Yves bought, and y represents the number of parrotfish he bought?

A. x + y = 6 
y = 420x

B. x + 6y = 420 
y = 6x

C. x – y = 420 
y = 6x

D.x + y = 420 
y = 6x

ms-brains · Answer

I think D is the correct answer, Am I right?

prettygirl_shynice · Answer

yea great job

ms-brains · Answer

Can you help me out with 4 more?

prettygirl_shynice · Answer

yea

ms-brains · Answer

Okay. I will open a new  question.

prettygirl_shynice · Answer

ok