document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1121004>Question 1121004</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 lower than in the first. The tax in the first city was 3.5%, and the tax in the second city was 3%. The total hotel tax paid for the two cities was $263.75. How much was the hotel charge in each city before tax? <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large x\"> represent the before tax charge in City #1.  Then <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large x\ -\ 1500\"> must be the before tax charge in City #2.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The amount of tax charged in City #1 is then <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large 0.035x\"> and the amount of tax charged in City #2 is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large 0.03(x\ -\ 1500)\">  These two amounts add up to $263.75.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ 0.035x\ +\ 0.03(x\ -\ 1500)\ =\ 263.75\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve for <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large x\">, then calculate <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large x\ -\ 1500\"><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it<BR>\n" );
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