Miguel bought a desktop computer and a laptop computer. Before finance charges, the laptop cost $300 more than the desktop. He paid for the computers using two different financing plans. For the desktop the interest rate was 9% per year, and for the laptop it was 7% per year. The total finance charges for one year were $365. How much did each computer cost before finance charges? Desktop: S] Laptop: S Undo

Miguel bought a desktop computer and a laptop computer. Before finance charges, the laptop cost $300 more than the desktop. He paid for the computers using two different financing plans. For the desktop the interest rate was 9% per year, and for the laptop it was 7% per year. The total finance charges for one year were $365. How much did each computer cost before finance charges? Desktop: S] Laptop: S Undo

Elementary Algebra

17th Edition

ISBN:9780998625713

Author:Lynn Marecek, MaryAnne Anthony-Smith

Publisher:Lynn Marecek, MaryAnne Anthony-Smith

Chapter3: Math Models

Section3.3: Solve Mixture Applications

Problem 3.66TI: has $8,000 to save for his daughter’s college education. He wants to divide it between one account...

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