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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 #513649 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><B>josmiceli(19441)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><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=josmiceli><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=513649\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> This is the way I read it:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The cost of the desktop before finance charges is $3,200<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The cost of the laptop before finance charges is $2,800<BR>\n" );
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