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Linda bought a desktop computer and a laptop computer. Before finance charges, the laptop cost
$150
more than the desktop. S
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Question 1104626: Need full answer asap please, thank you so much!
Linda bought a desktop computer and a laptop computer. Before finance charges, the laptop cost
$150
more than the desktop. She paid for the computers using two different financing plans. For the desktop the interest rate was
7%
per year, and for the laptop it was
5.5%
per year. The total finance charges for one year were
$227
. How much did each computer cost before finance charges?
DESKTOP: $?
LAPTOP: $?
Answer by Theo(13342) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
let x = the cost of the desktop.
let x + 150 = the cost of the laptop.
the finance charge on the desktop was 7%.
the finance charge on the laptop was 5.5%.
the total finance charge for 1 year was 227.
your equation is .07 * x + .055 * (x + 150) = 227
simplify to get .07 * x + .055 * x + .055 * 150 = 227
combine like terms and simplify further to get .125 * x + 8.25 = 227
subtract 8.25 from both sides of the equation to get .125 * x = 218.75
solve for x to get x = 218.75 / .125 = 1750
that's the cost of the desktop.
the cost of the laptop is 150 more than that = 1900
.07 * 1750 + .055 * 1900 = 227.
solution is confirmed to be good.
desktop cost 1750 and laptop cost 1900 before finance charges.
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