Question 1202076
A theater group made appearances in two cities.

Let hotel charge in first city be x

 The hotel charge before tax in the second city was $1000 higher than in the first.
= x+1000

 The tax in the first city was 8.5%,
Total tax in first city =8.5%x

 and the tax in the second city was 10%.
Total tax in the second city = (x+1000)*10%


 The total hotel tax paid for the two cities was $1,025

8.5%x +(x+1000)*10% = 1025

0.085x +0.1x =1025-100

x= 5000.00 charges in first city

5000+1000=6000 charges in second city

check
5000*8.5% +6000*10%=1025