There are two cargo ships. The cargo carrying capacity of ship a is 25% more than that of ship B. ship a and ship B carry 1800 tons of cargo in total. What are the cargo carrying capacity of ship a and ship B? (use the equation to solve the problem.)

There are two cargo ships. The cargo carrying capacity of ship a is 25% more than that of ship B. ship a and ship B carry 1800 tons of cargo in total. What are the cargo carrying capacity of ship a and ship B? (use the equation to solve the problem.)

Let B be x, then
(1 + 25%) X
x+(1+25%)x=1800
2.25x=1800
x=800
1800-800=1000
A: the carrying capacity of the two ships is 1000 tons and 800 tons respectively