How much did she pay for each plot?

Maria Martinelli bought two plots of land for a total of $120,000. On the first plot she made a profit of 15%. On the second plot she lost 10%. Her total profit was $5500. How much did she pay for each plot?
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I did a guess and check method, one of them was 70000( profit of 10500) while the other was 50000 (loss of 5000)
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