A college student borrows $1000 for 3 months to pay for a semester of school. If the interest is $20.63, find the monthly payment.

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asked Feb 2, 2019 193k views

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Mike Taber · Answer 1 · 2019-02-06T02:17:04+0000

Answer : The monthly payment is, $ 340.21

Step-by-step explanation :

As we are given,

Interest = $ 20.63

A student borrows money for 3 months = $ 20.63

Let the monthly payment be $ x

So, in 3 months, the student paid $ 3x

And, as we know that the interest is the difference of paid money and the money borrowed. That means,

3x - 1000 = 20.63

Now by solving the terms, we get the value of 'x'.

3x = 20.63 + 1000

3x = 1020.63

$x=(1020.63)/(3)=\$ 340.21$

Therefore, the monthly payment is, $ 340.21