In a recent year, companies spent a total of $87.6 billion

Last updated: 7/22/2022

In a recent year, companies spent a total of $87.6 billion on newspaper, television, and radio ads. The total amount spent on television and radio ads was only $2.8 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? How much was spent on television ads? How much was spent on radio ads?