SOLUTION: A magazine earned $ 68 million in 1998 from advertising revenue and subscriptions. If the advertising revenue was 6 times the subscription revenue, how much did the magazine earn

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Question 352065: A magazine earned $ 68 million in 1998 from advertising revenue and
subscriptions. If the advertising revenue was 6 times the subscription revenue, how much did the magazine earn from advertising?
Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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subscription revenue be x
advertiement revenue = 6x
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6x +x=68,000,000
7x = 68000000
x= 9714285.71
6x =58,285,714.30 advertisement revenue
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