SOLUTION: 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 5.5% , and the tax i
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Question 1025525: 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 5.5% , and the tax in the second city was 7.5% . The total hotel tax paid for the two cities was $570 . How much was the hotel charge in each city before tax? Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let = hotel charge before tax in 1st city = hotel charge before tax in 2nd city
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$5250 = hotel charge before tax in 1st city
$3750 = hotel charge before tax in 2nd city
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