Question

Singer A and Singer B had the two​ top-grossing concert tours for a certain​ year, together generating ​$431 million in ticket sales. If Singer B took in ​$23 million less than Singer​ A, how much did each tour​ generate?

Singer A generated ​$
___________million in ticket sales and Singer B generated ​$
______ million.

Answer 1

Singer A $227 million and Singer B $204 million.

Explanation:

Let singer A generate $a millions and singer B $b millions.

So we have the equations:

a + b = 431

a - b = 23

Adding the 2 equations:

2a = 454

a = 227

and b = 431 - 227

= 204.