The television shows "Idol Gives Back" raised money for relief organizations.

During this show, viewers could call in and vote for their favourite performer.

The parent company contributed  for the votes cast.

What did pay for each vote:

Let  represent the amount paid for each vote.

Then  represents the amount paid for votes. The total contribution was .

             (Orginal equation)

     (Divided on each side by )

                                           (Cancel common terms)

Therefore, the parent company paid for each vote.

The parent company paid for each vote.