Question

A​ students tuition was ​$5908. A loan was obtained for 6​/7 of the tuition. How much was the​ loan?

Answer 1

$5064

Step-by-step explanation:

To find a fraction of a number, you must divide it by the bottom of the fraction and multiply by the top.

So here, we must divide 5908 by 7 and then multiply it by 6:

5908 ÷ 7 = 844

844 x 6 = 5064

Therefore, the loan was $5064

Answer 2

$

1008.00

Lot of detail given.

Step-by-step explanation:

In mathematics the question word

o

f

can usually be translated into multiply.

So we have:

2

5

of

tuition

dddddddddddd

↓

ddddddddd.

2

5

.

×

d

tuition

But we are told the cost of the tuition is

$

2520

So by substituting $2520 for the word 'tuition we have:

2

5

×

$

2520

which is the same as:

2

×

$

2520

5

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Consider just the part

$

2520

5

I have just spotted something!

This is the same as

2000

400

5

1

+

500

100

5

1

+

20

4

5

1

=

504

Putting it all back together

So

2

×

$

2520

5

=

2

×

$

504

=

$

1008