document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1057788>Question 1057788</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> As of 2012, the movies with the highest worldwide box-office sales are Avatar, Titanic, and The Avengers. The total box-office sales for all three movies were $6.5 billion. The box-office sales for Avatar were $0.2 billion less than twice the box-office sales for The Avengers. The box-office sales for the Titanic were $0.6 billion less than the box-office sales for Avatar. Determine the box-office sales for each of these movies. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #673005 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jorel555><B>jorel555(1290)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jorel555><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=673005\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let av be the figure for The Avengers. Then Avatar would be 2av-.2, and Titanic would be 2av-.2-.6, or 2av-.8. So:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "av+2av-.2+2av-.8=6.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5av-1=6.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5av=7.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "av=1.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2av-.2=2.8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2av-.8=2.2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The Avengers earned 1.5 bil., Avatar earned 2.8 bil., and Titanic earned 2.2 bil. . &#9786;&#9786;&#9786;&#9786; </SPAN>\n" );
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