document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1161167>Question 1161167</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Nicole bought a desktop computer and a laptop computer.  Before finance charges, the laptop cost $<BR>\n" );
document.write( "300 more than the desktop.  She paid for the computers using two different financing plans.  For the desktop, the interest rate was <BR>\n" );
document.write( "6% per year, and for the laptop it was <BR>\n" );
document.write( "7% per year.  The total finance charges for one year were $398<BR>\n" );
document.write( ". How much did each computer cost before the finance charges? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "for desktop it is p*.06*1=.06p<BR>\n" );
document.write( "for laptop it is (p+300)*.07*1=.07p+21\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Those two add to $398<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so .13p+21=398<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".13p=377<BR>\n" );
document.write( "p=$2900 for desktop and that is $174 interest<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=$3200 for laptop and that is $224 interest </SPAN>\n" );
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