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Scott Cram Inner circle 2678 Posts	Posted: Dec 31, 2014 03:42 am 0 First, the news story: Quote: ‘The Interview’ Brings In $15 Million on Web LOS ANGELES — “The Interview” generated roughly $15 million in online sales and rentals during its first four days of availability, Sony Pictures said on Sunday. Sony did not say how much of that total represented $6 digital rentals versus $15 sales. The studio said there were about two million transactions over all. OK, drop the "roughly" statements, and assume that "The Interview" generated exactly $15 million in online sales, and there were exactly 2 million sales. Since Sony didn't say how the split went, can you work out how many $6 digital rentals and $15 sales of "The Interview" occurred? /Brought to you by the same paper that asked in 2012, "Is Algebra Necessary?"! Grey Matters:Blog\|Videos\|Mental Gym\|Presentation\|Store
Slim King Eternal Order Orlando 18442 Posts	Posted: Dec 31, 2014 05:08 am 0 So $6 times X plus $15 times Y equals $15,000,000 and X plus Y equals 2,000,000 ....Is that it? THE MAN THE SKEPTICS REFUSE TO TEST FOR ONE MILLION DOLLARS.. The Worlds Foremost Authority on Houdini's Life after Death.....
alicauchy Veteran user Málaga, Spain 310 Posts	Posted: Dec 31, 2014 07:21 am 0 Quote: On Dec 31, 2014, Slim King wrote: So $6 times X plus $15 times Y equals $15,000,000 and X plus Y equals 2,000,000 ....Is that it? Yes, not that difficult to solve for a (young) teenager. Very often, the main problem seems to be able to formalize the (actually, any) problem. So much to do, so little time . . .
Scott Cram Inner circle 2678 Posts	Posted: Dec 31, 2014 03:47 pm 0 Maybe that's the problem...the journalist wasn't a young teeenager! Grey Matters:Blog\|Videos\|Mental Gym\|Presentation\|Store
Larry Barnowsky Inner circle Cooperstown, NY where bats are made from 4771 Posts	Posted: Dec 31, 2014 05:33 pm 0 Solving simultaneous equations, the number purchased is 333,333 rounded off to nearest whole number. And yes algebra is necessary. And so is art, music, literature, physics, history ... https://www.barnowskymagic.com/
Alex McInroy New user Corning, NY 71 Posts	Posted: Feb 3, 2015 04:35 pm 0 Looks like everyone's got it now. X= number of rentals Y= number of sales 6x + 15y = 15000000 x + y = 2000000 Take the second equation and isolate: Y = 2000000 -x Now you can substitute to get the value of x. I laughed when I read the quote. It was ambiguous until they conveniently provided exactly enough information to solve.
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