Question

Country a produces about six times the amount of diamonds in carats produced in country b! If the total produced in both countries is 28,000,000 carats, find the amount produced in each country Country A produces how many carats?Country B produces how many carats?

Answer 1

Solution

Step 1:

Let the number of carats produced by country B = x

Let the number of carats produced by country A = 6x

Step 2:

$\begin{gathered} 6x\text{ + x = 28000000} \\ \\ 7x\text{ = 28000000} \\ \\ x\text{ = }\frac{28000000}{7} \\ \\ x\text{ = 4000000} \end{gathered}$

Final answer

Country A produces 24000000 carats

Country B produces 4000000 carats