Answer :
720 million pounds apples grown in new york and 494 million pounds apples grown in Pennsylvania
Solution:
Let "x' be the apples grown in new york
Let "y" be the apples grown in pennsylvania
Given that,
Together the two states produced 1214 million pounds of apples
Therefore,
x + y = 1214 -------- eqn 1
New York produced 226 million pounds more apples than Pennsylvania
Therefore,
x = 226 + y ------- eqn 2
Substitute eqn 2 in eqn 1
226 + y + y = 1214
226 + 2y = 1214
2y = 1214 - 226
2y = 988
Divide both sides by 2
y = 494
Substitute y = 494 in eqn 2
x = 226 + 494
x = 720
Thus 720 million pounds apples grown in new york and 494 million pounds apples grown in Pennsylvania