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A theater group made appearances in two cities. The hotel charge before tax in the second city was $1000 lower than in the first. The tax in the first city was 3. 5% and the tax in the second city was 7%. The total hotel tax paid for the two cities was $455. How much was the hotel charger in each city before tax?

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By solving a system of equations we will see that the charge on the first city was $5,000, and on the second city, $4,000.

How much was the hotel charge in each city?

Let's define the variables:

  • C₁ = charge in the first city.
  • C₂ = charge on the second city.

We know that:

C₂ = C₁ - $1000

And we also know that the total tax is $455, then we can write:

0.035*C₁ + 0.07*C₂ = $455

(this says that the total tax is $455)

So we have a system of equations:

C₂ = C₁ - $1000

0.035*C₁ + 0.07*C₂ = $455

We can replace the first one into the second to get:

0.035*C₁ + 0.07*(C₁ - $1000) = $455

0.105*C₁ - $70 = $455

C₁ = ($455 + $70)/0.105 = $5,000

And:

C₂ = C₁ - $1000 = $5,000 - $1,000 = $4,000

The charge in the first city is $5,000 and in the second city was $4,000.

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