A theater group made appearances in two cities. The hotel charge before tax in the second city was $500 lower than in the first. The tax in the first city was 3%, and the tax in the second city was 7.5% . The total hotel tax paid for the two cities was $487.50. How much was the hotel charge in each city before tax?

Idon't want to fail summer school. the probabilities of contamination in medicine capsules due to the presence of heavy metals and different types of microbes are given in the table. the probability of capsule b having microbial contamination is (the same as, greater than, less than) the probability of capsule d having it.