document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1015644>Question 1015644</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Singer A and Singer B had the two&#8203; top-grossing concert tours for a certain&#8203; year, together generating &#8203;$413 million in ticket sales. If Singer B took in &#8203;$23 million less than Singer&#8203; A, how much did each tour&#8203; generate?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I'm using x(x-23)=413, but thats giving me a lot of decimals  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "A=gross for singer A; B=gross for singer B=A-$23 million<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You add the two, not multiply:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A+B=$413 million . Substitute (A-$23 million) for B.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A+(A-$23 million)=$413 million . Add $23 million to each side.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2A=$436 million . Divide each side by 2.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A=$218 million <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "ANSWER 1: Tour A grossed $218 million<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "B=A-$23 million=$218-$23 million=$185 million<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "ANSWER 2: Tour B grossed $195 million<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "CHECK:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A+B=$413 million<BR>\n" );
document.write( "$218 million + $195 million = $413 million<BR>\n" );
document.write( "$413 million = $413 million<BR>\n" );
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