Question

The number of Michael Jackson solo albums sold the week after his death was 42.2 times a number sold the previous week if a total of 432,000 albums were sold during those two weeks how many albums were sold the week after his death

Answer 1

422,000

X+42.2x=432000
5.2x=432000
X=10,000

Answer 2

42.2x+x=432000

43.2x=432000

x=10000

So the week after his death 42.2(10000)=422000 albums were sold.