For a certain year the combined revenues for PepsiCo and Coc

For a certain year, the combined revenues for PepsiCo and Coca-Cola were $59 billion. If the revenue for PepsiCo was $15 billion more than Coca-Cola, how much was the revenue of each company? Round to the neareN billion, if necessary. The revenue of Coca-Cola was $ billion, and the revenue of PepsiCo was $ billion.

Solution

Given combined revenue of pepsico and coco-cola is $59billions.

Revenue of Pepsico is $15billions morethan coco-cola.

Let the revenue of coco-cola is $xbillions.

Then revenue of Pepsico is $(x+15) billions.

Total revenue = $59 billions.

x+x+15 = 59

2x+15 = 59

2x = 59-15

2x = 44

x=44/2

x = 22

x+15 = 22 + 15 = 37

Therefore, Revenue of Coco-cola is $x = $22billions.

Revenue of Pepsico is $(x+15) = $37billions.