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 32,000,000 carats, find the amount produced

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Question 500054: country A produces about seven times the amount of diamonds in carats produced in country B. if the total produced in both countries is 32,000,000 carats, find the amount produced in each country.
Answer by rfer(16322) About Me  (Show Source):
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x+7x=3.2x10^7
8x=3.2x10^7
x=3.2x10^7/8
x=0.4x10^7
x=4x10^6
7x=2.8x10^7
or
x=4,000,000
7x=28,000,000