document.write( "Question 1072354: Suppose in one year, total revenues from digital sales of pop/rock, tropical (salsa/merengue/cumbia/bachata), and urban (reggaeton) Latin music in a certain country amounted to $25 million. Tropical music brought in twice as much as urban music, and pop/rock music brought in $7 million more than the others combined. How much revenue was earned from digital sales in each of the three categories? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #687273 by stanbon(75887)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Suppose in one year, total revenues from digital sales of pop/rock, tropical (salsa/merengue/cumbia/bachata), and urban (reggaeton) Latin music in a certain country amounted to $25 million. Tropical music brought in twice as much as urban music, and pop/rock music brought in $7 million more than the others combined. How much revenue was earned from digital sales in each of the three categories? \n" ); document.write( "------ \n" ); document.write( "r + t + u = 25 mil \n" ); document.write( "t = 2u \n" ); document.write( "r = t+u+7 \n" ); document.write( "---------------------- \n" ); document.write( "Substitute and solve for \"u\":: \n" ); document.write( "3u+7 + 2u + u = 25 mil \n" ); document.write( "6u = 18 mil \n" ); document.write( "u = 3 million (revenue from urban) \n" ); document.write( "t = 2u = 6 million (revenue from tropical) \n" ); document.write( "r = t + u + 7 = 6 + 3 + 7 = 16 million (revenue from rock) \n" ); document.write( "--------------- \n" ); document.write( "Cheers, \n" ); document.write( "Stan H. \n" ); document.write( "--------------- \n" ); document.write( " |