document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1100800>Question 1100800</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Martina bought a desktop computer and a laptop computer. Before finance charges, the laptop cost $150 more than the desktop. She paid for the computers using two different financing plans. For the desktop the interest rate was 7% per year, and for the laptop it was 5.5% per year. The total finance charges for one year were <BR>\n" );
document.write( "$227. How much did each computer cost before finance charges? \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Desktop: $_______<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Laptop: $________ </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #715634 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jorel1380><B>jorel1380(3719)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jorel1380><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=jorel1380><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=715634\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let n be the cost of the desktop; and n+150 be the cost of the laptop. Then:<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".07n+.055(n+150)=227<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".125n=218.75<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n=1750<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n+150=1900<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The desktop cost $1750;<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The laptop cost $1900<BR>\n" );
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