SOLUTION: the number of people who ate apples was 6 times the number of people who ate carrots.If the total number of apples and carrots eaten was 763,000. how many apples were eaten and how

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Question 223377: the number of people who ate apples was 6 times the number of people who ate carrots.If the total number of apples and carrots eaten was 763,000. how many apples were eaten and how many carrots were eaten?
Answer by rfer(16322) About Me  (Show Source):
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6c+c=763000
7c=763000
c=109000 carrots
6c=654000 apples