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Singer A and Singer B had the two top-grossing concert tours for a certain year, together generating $393 million in ticket sales. If singer B took in $27 million less than Singer A, how much did each tour generate?

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Answer:

tour a generated 210000000

Explanation:

User Max Tet
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Answer: Tour A generated $210000000

Tour B generated $183000000

Explanation:

Let x represent the amount that Singer A's tour generated.

Let y represent the amount that Singer B's tour generated.

Singer A and Singer B had the two top-grossing concert tours for a certain year, together generating $393 million in ticket sales. It means that

x + y = 393000000- - - - - - - - 1

If singer B took in $27 million less than Singer A, it means that

x = y + 27000000

Substituting x = y + 27000000 into equation 1, it becomes

y + 27000000 + y = 393000000

2y = 393000000 - 27000000 = 366000000

y = 366000000/2 = $183000000

x = y + 27000000 = 183000000 + 27000000

x = $210000000

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