A theater group made appearances in two cities. The hotel charge before tax in the second city was $1500 lower than the first. The tax in the first city was 8.5% and the tax in the second city was 9.5%. The total hotel tax paid for the two cities was $847.50. How much was the hotel charge in each city before tax?​

Suppose you are an avid reader and are looking to save money on the cost of books instead of paying about $20 for each book, you decide to look into purchasing a kindle for $120 you can purchase e-books for about $5 each 1. find the slope-intercept equation for the cost of the hard copy of books using x to represent the number of books 2. find the slope-intercept equation for the cost of the kindle with cost of e-books using x to represent the number of books