Question

a furniture rental store charges a down payment of $100 and $72.50 per month for a table. Hilde paid $535 to rent the table. Solve 72.50n + 100 = 535 find the number months Hilde rented the table.

Answer 1

We are given : In a furniture rental store a down payment = $100.

Monthly charge of the table = $72.50 per month.

Total amount to be paid for the table = $535.

Let us assume number of months be n for which Hilde rented the table.

We are given equation also 72.50n + 100 = 535.

We need to solve the equation for n.

72.50n + 100 = 535.

Subtracting 100 from both sides, we get

72.50n + 100-100 = 535-100

72.50n = 435

Dividing both sides by 72.50, we get

72.50n/72.50 = 435/72.50

n = 6.

Therefore, for 6 months Hilde rented the table.