SOLUTION: bon jovi and bruce springsteen had the two top-grossing North American concert tours for 2008, together generating $415.2 million in ticket sales. If bruce Springsteen took in $6.1

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Question 855494: bon jovi and bruce springsteen had the two top-grossing North American concert tours for 2008, together generating $415.2 million in ticket sales. If bruce Springsteen took in $6.1 million less than bon jovi, how much did each tour generate?
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Let +a+ = Bon Jovi's sales in millions
Let +b+ = Bruce Springsteen's sales in millions
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(1) +a+%2B+b+=+415.2+
(2) +b+=+a+-+6.1+
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Substitute (2) into (1)
(1) +a+%2B+a+-+6.1+=+415.2+
(1) +2a+=+415.2+%2B+6.1+
(1) +2a+=+421.3+
(1) +a+=+210.65+
and
(2) +b+=+210.65+-+6.1+
(2) +b+=+204.55+
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210.65 = Bon Jovi's sales in millions
204.55 = Bruce Springsteen's sales in millions