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Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band generated top revenue on the concert circuit in 2003. Springsteen and second-place Celine Dion together took in $196.4 million from ticket sales. If Celine Dion took in $35.4 million less than Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, how much revenue did each generate?
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the problem states "If Celine Dion took in $35.4 million L-E-S-S than Bruce and the E STreet band" howcome there is no negative..in the equation..i am a little bit confuse....about that..
2006-06-11 17:03:11 · 3 answers · asked by want to know... 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
The question is what two numbers, when added together, equal 196.4 million, and the two numbers need to have a difference of 35.4 million, with Celine Dion's revenue being the lowest number.
196.4 - 35.4 = 161.
161 divided by 2 = 80.5
80.5 + 35.4 = 115.9
It tells you 196.4 million is how much they made TOGETHER. Then it's asking you how much they made separately, and the revenue of each, when added together, will obviously equal 196.4, but must have a difference of 35.4, since Celine Dion made that much less than Springsteen. Make sense?
80.5 = Celine Dion's revenue
115.9 = Springsteen's revenue.
2006-06-11 17:09:23 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 0⤋
B+C=196.4
C=B-35.4
so B+B-35.4=196.4
so2B=231.8
so B=115.9 and C=80.5
Bruce makes 115.4 million and Celine gets 80.5 million.
2006-06-12 00:17:05 · answer #2 · answered by zee_prime 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Three cheers for The Yiddish! It took me 7 minutes to come up with the answer...and I had to take my socks off to include counting on my toes!
2006-06-12 00:17:52 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋