document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=991208>Question 991208</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In 2008, U.S. companies spent a total of<BR>\n" );
document.write( "$118.2 billion on newspaper, television, and magazine<BR>\n" );
document.write( "ads. The total amount spent on television ads was<BR>\n" );
document.write( "$10.8 billion more than the amount spent on newspaper<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and magazine ads together. The amount spent on magazine<BR>\n" );
document.write( "ads was $3.5 billion more than the amount spent<BR>\n" );
document.write( "on newspaper ads. How much was spent on each form<BR>\n" );
document.write( "of advertising? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "$118.2 billion on newspaper, television, and magazine<BR>\n" );
document.write( "ads. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "The total amount spent on television ads was<BR>\n" );
document.write( "$10.8 billion more than the amount spent on newspaper<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and magazine ads together. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "The amount spent on magazine ads was $3.5 billion <BR>\n" );
document.write( "more than the amount spent on newspaper ads. <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Equations:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n + t + m = 118.2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t = n + m + 10.8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m = n + 3.5<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Note:: t = n + n+3.5 + 10.8 = 2n + 14.3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Substitute for t and m and solve for \"n\"::<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n + 2n+14.3 + n + 3.5 = 118.2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4n + 17.8 = 118.2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4n = 100.4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "How much was spent on each form<BR>\n" );
document.write( "of advertising? <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "n = 25.1B (amt spent on newspaper ads)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Solve for t = 2n+14.3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Solve for m = n+3.5<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.\r<BR>\n" );
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