Question

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

A. 40 parrotfish , 280 triggerfish
B. 280 parrotfish , 40 triggerfish
C. 20 parrotfish , 140 triggerfish
D. 140 parrotfish , 200 triggerfish

Answer 1

@M.D.Saxon

Answer 2

its A

Answer 3

thanks!

Answer 4

@shaik0124 do you also think its A?

Answer 5

it's like assume the number of parrotfish as x and in the question it is given as rigger fish as 7 times parrotfish i.e,7x
now 7x+x=320
8x=320
x=40(parrotfish)
7x=7*40=280(triggerfish)