document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1202076>Question 1202076</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 $1000 higher than in the first. The tax in the first city was 8.5%, and the tax in the second city was 10%. The total hotel tax paid for the two cities was $1,025. How much was the hotel charge in each city before tax?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let hotel charge in first city be x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " The hotel charge before tax in the second city was $1000 higher than in the first.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= x+1000\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " The tax in the first city was 8.5%,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Total tax in first city =8.5%x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " and the tax in the second city was 10%.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Total tax in the second city = (x+1000)*10%\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " The total hotel tax paid for the two cities was $1,025\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "8.5%x +(x+1000)*10% = 1025\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "0.085x +0.1x =1025-100\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x= 5000.00 charges in first city\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5000+1000=6000 charges in second city\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5000*8.5% +6000*10%=1025\r<BR>\n" );
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