SOLUTION: Prince and Madonna were the top two moneymakers in the 2004 usic industry. Prince earned $1.6 million more than Madonna, and together they earned$111.4 million. What were the earn
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Question 97148: Prince and Madonna were the top two moneymakers in the 2004 usic industry. Prince earned $1.6 million more than Madonna, and together they earned$111.4 million. What were the earnings of each of these performers in 2004? Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Prince and Madonna were the top two moneymakers in the 2004 usic industry. Prince earned $1.6 million more than Madonna, and together they earned$111.4 million. What were the earnings of each of these performers in 2004?
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Let amt earned by Madonna be "x" million dollars.
Amt earned by Prince = "x+1.6" million dollars
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EQUATION:
x + x+1.6 = 111.4 million
2x = 109.8 million
x = 54.9 million (Madonna's earnings)
x+1.6 = 56.5 million (Prince's earnings)
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