SOLUTION: Country A produces about seven times the amount of diamonds in carats produced in country B. If the total produced in both countries is 16,000,000 carats, find the amount produced

Question 816301: Country A produces about seven times the amount of diamonds in carats produced in country B. If the total produced in both countries is 16,000,000 carats, find the amount produced in each country.
Answer by TimothyLamb(4379) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
a = 7b
a + b = 16000000 = 16*10^6
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a + b = 16000000
7b + b = 16000000
8b = 16000000
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b = 2,000,000 = 2*10^6
a = 14,000,000 = 14*10^6
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