Me tony bought a desktop computer and a laptop computer. before finance charges, the laptop cost $450 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 6 % per year. the total finance charges for one year were $300. how much did each computer cost before finance charges?

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)

c. 27 units.

step-by-step explanation:

we are told that in circle a, ∠bae ≅ ∠dae.

we can see from our given diagram that in and ;

, as these are radii of our given circle.

therefore, by sas congruence postulate.

hence, side be will be equal to side de as corresponding parts of congruent triangles are congruent. so we can set an equation to find the value of x as:

now let us substitute x=17 in the expression for the length of be.

therefore, length of be will be 27 units and option c is the correct choice.

simplifying

5(x + -6) = 2(x + 3)

reorder the terms:

5(-6 + x) = 2(x + 3)

(-6 * 5 + x * 5) = 2(x + 3)

(-30 + 5x) = 2(x + 3)

reorder the terms:

-30 + 5x = 2(3 + x)

-30 + 5x = (3 * 2 + x * 2)

-30 + 5x = (6 + 2x)

solving

-30 + 5x = 6 + 2x

solving for variable 'x'.

move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right.

add '-2x' to each side of the equation.

-30 + 5x + -2x = 6 + 2x + -2x

combine like terms: 5x + -2x = 3x

-30 + 3x = 6 + 2x + -2x

combine like terms: 2x + -2x = 0

-30 + 3x = 6 + 0

-30 + 3x = 6

add '30' to each side of the equation.

-30 + 30 + 3x = 6 + 30

combine like terms: -30 + 30 = 0

0 + 3x = 6 + 30

3x = 6 + 30

combine like terms: 6 + 30 = 36

3x = 36

divide each side by '3'.

x = 12

simplifying

x = 12

this should .