document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=855494>Question 855494</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 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? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #515384 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><B>josmiceli(19441)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=josmiceli><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=515384\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+a+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+a+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = Bon Jovi's sales in millions<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+b+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+b+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = Bruce Springsteen's sales in millions <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(1) <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+a+%2B+b+=+415.2+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+a+%2B+b+=+415.2+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2) <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+b+=+a+-+6.1+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+b+=+a+-+6.1+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Substitute (2) into (1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1) <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+a+%2B+a+-+6.1+=+415.2+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+a+%2B+a+-+6.1+=+415.2+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1) <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+2a+=+415.2+%2B+6.1+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+2a+=+415.2+%2B+6.1+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1) <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+2a+=+421.3+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+2a+=+421.3+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1) <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+a+=+210.65+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+a+=+210.65+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "and<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2) <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+b+=+210.65+-+6.1+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+b+=+210.65+-+6.1+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2) <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+b+=+204.55+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+b+=+204.55+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "210.65 = Bon Jovi's sales in millions<BR>\n" );
document.write( "204.55 = Bruce Springsteen's sales in millions \r<BR>\n" );
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