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 3.5%, and the tax in
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Question 1121004: 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 3.5%, and the tax in the second city was 3%. The total hotel tax paid for the two cities was $263.75. How much was the hotel charge in each city before tax?
Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let 
represent the before tax charge in City #1. Then 
must be the before tax charge in City #2.
The amount of tax charged in City #1 is then 
and the amount of tax charged in City #2 is )
These two amounts add up to $263.75.
\ =\ 263.75)
Solve for , then calculate
John
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