Mr.Matsura is a famous motivational speaker. He travels across the country by jet and gives an average of nine presentations a week. He gives his speeches in auditoriums that are always full and hold an average of 2500 people each. He charges $20 per person at each of these speeches. His average expenses for each presentation, including renting the auditorium, are about $13,000. The cost of meals, motels, jet travel, and support personnel total $75,000 per week. How many weeks will Mr.Matsura need to travel if he wants to earn $516,000 per year?

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Mr.Matsura is a famous motivational speaker. He travels across the country by jet and gives an average of nine presentations a week.
He gives his speeches in auditoriums that are always full and hold an average of 2500 people each. He charges $20 per person at each
of these speeches. His average expenses for each presentation, including renting the auditorium, are about $13,000. The cost of meals,
motels, jet travel, and support personnel total $75,000 per week. How many weeks will Mr.Matsura need to travel if he wants to earn
$516,000 per year?
Transcribed Image Text:Mr.Matsura is a famous motivational speaker. He travels across the country by jet and gives an average of nine presentations a week. He gives his speeches in auditoriums that are always full and hold an average of 2500 people each. He charges $20 per person at each of these speeches. His average expenses for each presentation, including renting the auditorium, are about $13,000. The cost of meals, motels, jet travel, and support personnel total $75,000 per week. How many weeks will Mr.Matsura need to travel if he wants to earn $516,000 per year?
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