Question 126438
"pieces of Flotsam numbered 160 more than the pieces of Jetsam" __ F=J+160


"6 times the number of pieces of Jetsam outnumbered the number of pieces of Flotsam by 40"
__ 6J=F+40


substituting the value of F from the first equation into the second equation
__ 6J=(J+160)+40


6J=J+200 __ 5J=200