document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=966627>Question 966627</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 $1500 higher than in the first. The tax in the first city was 6%,and the tax in the second city was 9%. The total hotel tax paid for the two cities was $735. How much was the hotel charge in each city before tax?  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "let x=hotel charge before tax in first city<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+1500=hotel charge before tax in second city<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6%x+9%(x+1500)=735<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".06x+.09x+135=735<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".15x=600<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=4000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+1500=5500<BR>\n" );
document.write( "hotel charge before tax in first city=$4000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "hotel charge before tax in second city=$5500 </SPAN>\n" );
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