Milan bought a desktop computer and a laptop computer. Before finance charges, the laptop cost $350 less than the desktop. He paid for the computers using two different finance plans. For the desktop the interest rate was 7% per year, and for the laptop it was 9.5% per year. The total finance charges for one year were $305. How much did each comupter cost before finance charges?

Answer 1

x = desktop cost
y = laptop cost

x = y+350
.07x + .095y = 305

Now just solve for x and y

Answer 2

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