Question

Which system of equations models the problem if x represents the number of angelfish Yves bought and y represents the number of parrot fish he bought?

Yves bought 420 tropical fish for a museum display. He bought 6 times as many parrot fish as angelfish. How many of each type of fish did he buy?

A. ( x + y +420 y= 6 x)
B. ( x- y= 420 y= 6x)
C. x + 6y= 420 y= 6x)
D. x + y = 6 y= 420x)

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Answer 1

A.
`\displaystyle (x + y = 420; y = 6x)`

Explanation:

So, 420 is the total number of fish caught in all, and "6 times as much" is represented by
`\displaystyle 6x.`

*
`\displaystyle [60, 360]`

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