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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

5%

, and the tax in the second city was

9.5%

. The total hotel tax paid for the two cities was

$965

. How much was the hotel charge in each city before tax?

Verified Answer :

melhunt99

Set up a problem: .05h+.095(h+1000)=965. .05h+.095h+95=965. Combine like terms: .145h=870. Get the unknown by itself: H=6000. The first hotel was $6,000 the second was 6000+1000=$7,000 :)

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