Question

Artist 1 album sold 0.32 million more copies than Artist 2. The number of Artist 3albums sold was 0.39 million less than twice the number of Artist 2 sales. The threrecording artists sold a total of 5.21 million albums. How many albums did eachartist sell?Artist 1 soldmillion albums.Artist 2 soldmillion albums.Artist 3 soldmillion albums.How did you solve for each album?

Answer 1

Let the number of album sold by Imagine dragon be x

Eminem's album sold 0.33 million more copies than Imagine Dragons

This implies that

E = x + 0.33 ------- equation 1

Justin Timberlake albums sold was 0.37 millions less than twice the number of Imagine Dragons' sales

This implies that

T = 2x - 0.37 --------- equation

The three recording artists sold a total of 5.56 millions

abulms

Total sales = Imagine Dragon sales + Eminem's sales + Justin Timberlake sales

5.56 = x + x + 0.33 + 2x - 0.37

Collect the like terms

5.56 = x + x + 2x + 0.33 - 0.37

5.56 = 4x - 0.04

4x = 5.56 + 0.04

4x = 5.6

Divide both sides by 4

x = 5.6 / 4

x = 1.4 millions

Therefore, Imagine dragon sold a total of 1.4 million Albums

For Eminem

E= x + 0.33

E = 1.4 + 0.33

E = 1.73 million

Eminem sold a total of 1.73 million albums

For Justin Timberlake

T = 2x - 0.37

T = 2(1.4) - 0.37

T = 2.8 - 0.37

T = 2.43 million

Justin Timberlake sold a total 2.43 million album.