Answer:
Laptop: $2,270
Desktop: $1,820
Step-by-step explanation:
Let L identify the laptop price and D the desktop price.
We can first say:
L = D + 450 ( the laptop cost $450 more than the desktop)
Then we can say:
0.09 D + 0.06 L = 300 (The total finance charges for one year were $300)
Then we substitute L by its value from first equation into the second equation:
0.09 D + 0.06 (D + 450) = 300
0.09 D + 0.06 D + 27 = 300
0.15D = 273 (removed 27 on both sides, and simplified left side)
D = 1,820
The cost of the desktop was $1,820
The cost of the laptop was $2,270 (price of desktop + $450)
