SOLUTION: bon jovi and bruce springsteen had the two top-grossing North American concert tours for 2008, together generating $415.2 million in ticket sales. If bruce Springsteen took in $6.1
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Question 855494: bon jovi and bruce springsteen had the two top-grossing North American concert tours for 2008, together generating $415.2 million in ticket sales. If bruce Springsteen took in $6.1 million less than bon jovi, how much did each tour generate?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let = Bon Jovi's sales in millions
Let = Bruce Springsteen's sales in millions
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(1)
(2)
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Substitute (2) into (1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
and
(2)
(2)
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210.65 = Bon Jovi's sales in millions
204.55 = Bruce Springsteen's sales in millions
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