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![In a recent year, companies spent a total of $88.3 billion on newspaper, television, and radio ads. The total amount spent on television and radio ads was only $2.9
billion more than the amount spent on newspaper ads alone. The amount spent on newspaper ads was $5.5 billion more than what was spent on television ads.
How much was spent on each form of advertising? (Hint: Let the variables represent numbers of billions of dollars.)
How much was spent on newspaper ads? $
billion
How much was spent on television ads? $
billion
How much was spent on radio ads? $ billion
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Transcribed Image Text:In a recent year, companies spent a total of $88.3 billion on newspaper, television, and radio ads. The total amount spent on television and radio ads was only $2.9
billion more than the amount spent on newspaper ads alone. The amount spent on newspaper ads was $5.5 billion more than what was spent on television ads.
How much was spent on each form of advertising? (Hint: Let the variables represent numbers of billions of dollars.)
How much was spent on newspaper ads? $
billion
How much was spent on television ads? $
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How much was spent on radio ads? $ billion
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