SOLUTION: Mario collects a commission for bringing in advertisers to his magazine company. He receives 8% on $450 full page ads and 5% for $300 half page ads. If he sells twice as many hal

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: Mario collects a commission for bringing in advertisers to his magazine company. He receives 8% on $450 full page ads and 5% for $300 half page ads. If he sells twice as many half page as full page ads and his commission was $5610, how many of each type did he bring in? This question is from textbook

Answer by rfer(16322) About Me  (Show Source):
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let x=full page
let 2x=half page
.08x(450)+.05x(300)(2)=5610
36x+30x=5610
66x=5610
x=85
2x=170