document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=97148>Question 97148</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Prince and Madonna were the top two moneymakers in the 2004 usic industry.  Prince earned $1.6 million more than Madonna, and together they earned$111.4 million. What were the earnings of each of these performers in 2004? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let amt earned by Madonna be \"x\" million dollars.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Amt earned by Prince = \"x+1.6\" million dollars<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x + x+1.6 = 111.4 million<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x = 109.8 million<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 54.9 million (Madonna's earnings)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+1.6 = 56.5 million (Prince's earnings)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "San H. </SPAN>\n" );
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