<PRE><B>Question 536931</B>
Every week, Emily and Jacod each write one story for an online magazine. Emily is paid 200 dollars plus 5% of the advertising revenue for her story. Jacob is paid 150 dollars plus 10% of the advertising revenue for his story. If they both generated the same amount of advertising revenue, and received equal paychecks for the week, how much in dollars was each paid?
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Equation:
200 + 0.05a = 150 + 0.10a
0.05a = 50
5a = 5000
a = $1,000.00 (advertising revenue)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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