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Carson is a songwriter who collects royalties on his songs whenever they are played in

a commercial or a movie. Carson will earn $20 every time one of his songs is played
in a commercial and he will earn $120 every time one of his songs is played in a
movie. Carson's songs were played on 5 more commercials than movies, and his total
earnings on the royalties from all commercials and movies was $38o. Determine the
number of commercials and the number of movies on which Carson's songs were
played.
Carson's songs were played on commercials and
movies.

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Answer:

20×5=100

380-100=280

280÷120=2 and 40 remain

40÷20=2

  • 5+2=7commercials
  • 2 movies
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