document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=904051>Question 904051</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A theater group made appearances in two cities. The hotel charge before tax in the second city was <BR>\n" );
document.write( "$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? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #548471 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ewatrrr><B>ewatrrr(24785)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ewatrrr><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=ewatrrr><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=548471\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> x first city hotel charge<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".10x + .065(x-1500) = $521.25<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = ($521.25 + $97.50 )/.035 , first city hotel charge </SPAN>\n" );
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