Question

Madonna and Bruce Springsteen had the two top-grossing concert tours for 2012, together generating about $427 million in ticket sales. If Bruce took in $29 million less than Madonna, how much did each tour generate?

Answer 1

Madonna's tour generated 228 million and Bruce's tour generated 199 million.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find out how much each tour generated, we can use algebraic expressions. Let's say Madonna's tour generated x million. According to the information given, Bruce's tour generated 29 million less than Madonna's tour, so Bruce's tour generated (x - 29) million.

The total generated by both tours is 427 million. Therefore, we can set up the equation: x + (x - 29) = 427

Simplifying the equation, we get:
2x - 29 = 427
2x = 427 + 29
2x = 456
x = 456/2
x = 228

So, Madonna's tour generated 228 million and Bruce's tour generated (228 - 29) million = 199 million.

Answer 2

427,000,000 / 2 = 213,500,00
213,500,00 - 29,000,000 = 184,500,00

Bruce took in $184,500,00
Madonna took in £213,500,000