SOLUTION: 1. In 2010, solar and wind energy generation totaled 1033 trillion Btu's. Wind generated 52 trillion Btu's more than eight times that generated by the solar energy. How much was ge

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Question 906098: 1. In 2010, solar and wind energy generation totaled 1033 trillion Btu's. Wind generated 52 trillion Btu's more than eight times that generated by the solar energy. How much was generated by each source?
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w=52+8s
1033=s+52+8s
981=9s
s=109 trillion Btu's
w=52+8*(109)=924 trillion Btu's