document.write( "Question 1152275: For a certain year, the combined revenue of Nintendo and Sony was $54 billion. If that year the revenue for Sony was $12 billion more than the revenue for Nintendo, how much was the revenue for Nintendo? \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #774252 by josmiceli(19441) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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Let $\"+x+\"$ = the revenue for Nintendo
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+x+%2B+12+\"$ = the revenue for Sony
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"+x+%2B+%28+x+%2B+12+%29+=+54+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+2x+%2B+12+=+54+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+2x+=+42+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+x+=+21+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Nintendo's revenue was $21 billion
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\n" ); document.write( "check:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+x+=+21+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+x+%2B+12+=33+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+x+%2B+%28+x+%2B+12+%29+=+54+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+21+%2B+33+=+54+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+54+=+54+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "OK \n" ); document.write( "

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