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document.write( "Melissa bought a desktop computer and a laptop computer. Before finance charges, the laptop cost $400 less than the desktop. She paid for the computers using two different financing plans. For the desktop the interest rate was 8.5% per year, and for the laptop it was 5% per year. The total finance charges for one year were $412 . How much did each 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 #513648 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39620)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=513648\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> d for price of desktop<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n for price of laptop (notebook)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "n=d-400\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "interest rate for d was 8.5%<BR>\n" );
document.write( "interest rate for d-400 was 5%<BR>\n" );
document.write( "total 1 year finance charges were 412.\r<BR>\n" );
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