SOLUTION: Tasha Spellman owns two small appliance parts shops. This year the telephone bill for her Hesperia shop was $630 less than twice the telephone bill for her Diamond Springs shop.
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Question 1182235: Tasha Spellman owns two small appliance parts shops. This year the telephone bill for her Hesperia shop was $630 less than twice the telephone bill for her Diamond Springs shop. The total telephone expense for both shops was $1989. What was the cost of each shop's telephone service for the year?
The yearly bill for the Diamond Springs shop was $
The yearly bill for the Hesperia shop was $
nothing. Answer by mananth(16946) (Show Source):
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yearly bill for the Diamond Springs shop be $ x
yearly bill for the Hesperia shop will be $2x-630
The total telephone expense for both shops was $1989.
x+2x-630= 1989
3x=1989+630
3x=2619
x= 873
The yearly bill for the Diamond Springs shop was $ 873
The yearly bill for the Hesperia shop was $
