For a certain year, the combined revenues for PepsiCo and coca-cila were $51 billion. If the revenue for PepsiCo was $9billiin more than Coca-Cola, how much was the revenue of each company? Found to the nearest billion, if necessary.

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Eliezer Gonzales

18 January, 05:45

For a certain year, the combined revenues for PepsiCo and coca-cila were $51 billion. If the revenue for PepsiCo was $9billiin more than Coca-Cola, how much was the revenue of each company? Found to the nearest billion, if necessary.

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Micah Knox · Answer 1

Let us say the revenue of coca cola was x then the revenue for PepsiCo isx+9

x + x+9 = 51

2x = 51-9

2x = 42

x=21

Therefore the revenue of coca cola I. e x = $21

And the revenue of pepsico I. e x+9 = 21 + 9 = $30