document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=323075>Question 323075</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> John bought two computers, one desktop and one laptop.Before finance charges, the laptop cost $1000 more than the desktop. John paid for the computers using two different financing plans. For the desktop rate was 3.5% per year, and for the laptop it was 6.5% per year. The total finance charges for one year were $490.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "How much did the desktop computer cost before finance charges?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #231286 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16946)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=231286\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let desktop cost $x -------- 3.5%<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Laptop costs x+1000 -------- 6.5%<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "0.065(x+1000)+0.035x = 490<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.065x +65+0.035x=490<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.1x=425<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=425/0.1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=4250 desktop cost<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y=5250 Laptop cost\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4250*0.035+5250*0.065=490\r<BR>\n" );
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