document.write( "Question 1111282: Question 2 A theater group made appearances in two cities. The hotel charge before tax in the second city was $500 lower than in the first. The tax in the first city was 9% , and the tax in the second city was 3% . The total hotel tax paid for the two cities was $465 . How much was the hotel charge in each city before tax? \n" ); document.write( "
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A theater group made appearances in two cities. The hotel charge before tax in the second city was $500 lower than in the first. The tax in the first city was 9% , and the tax in the second city was 3% . The total hotel tax paid for the two cities was $465 . How much was the hotel charge in each city before tax?Hotel charge before tax in first city be x ; tax 9%
\n" ); document.write( "other city (x-500) tax 3%
\n" ); document.write( "Total tax 465\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "9%x+(x+500)*3% = 465
\n" ); document.write( "multiply equation by 100\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "9x+3(x+500)=46500
\n" ); document.write( "12x+1500 =46500
\n" ); document.write( "12x = 45000
\n" ); document.write( "x= 3750\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Hotel charge in City I $3750
\n" ); document.write( "subtract 500 to get the other city hotel charge
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