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A college student borrows $1,000 for 9 months to pay for a semester of school. if the interest is $61.88, find the monthly payment

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In the question , it is given that , a college student borrows $1,000 for 9 months to pay for a semester of school.

And the interest is $61.88 .

Let the monthly payment be $x . So in 9 months, the student paid $9x .

And interest is the difference of 9x and the money borrowed, that is


9x - 1000 = 61.88

Adding 1000 to both sides


9x = 1061.88


x = (1061.88)/(9) =$117.99

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