SOLUTION: A theater group made appearances in two cities. The hotel charge before tax in the second city was $1500 lower than in the first. The tax in the first city was 10%, and the tax i

Question 904051: A theater group made appearances in two cities. The hotel charge before tax in the second city was
$1500 lower than in the first. The tax in the first city was 10%, and the tax in the second city was 6.5%. The total hotel tax paid for the two cities was $521.25. How much was the hotel charge in each city before tax?
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x first city hotel charge
.10x + .065(x-1500) = $521.25
x = ($521.25 + $97.50 )/.035 , first city hotel charge
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