Question

A theater group made appearances in two cities. The hotel charge before tax in the second city was $ 500 lower than in the first. The tax in the first city was 3.5 % , and the tax in the second city was 7.5 % . The total hotel tax paid for the two cities was $ 540 . How much was the hotel charge in each city before tax?

Answer 1

It would have to asmbother people. It would be 12.3%