Question

Tomaso and three of his friends are splitting the cost to rent a house for $975 a month. The security deposit is $1,500 and there is a cleaning deposit of $325. They must pay first and last month's rent upon moving in.Tomaso has a cat, so he will pay an additional $150 pet deposit that his friends won’t. Approximately how much will Tomaso pay to move in? Round your answer to the nearest dollar

Answer 1

The answer is D

Explanation:

Answer 2

There are four friends.

Cost that must be divided among 4 friends:

• Security deposit of 1500
• Cleaning deposit of 325
• 2 months advance rent ($975 per month) =
  `975*2=1950`

The sum is
`1500+325+1950=3775`.

Dividing this among 4 friends gives each person
`(3775)/(4)=943.75` dollars to pay.

** In addition to this, Tomaso has to pay $150 extra as pet deposit since he has a cat. **

So Tomaso need to pay a grand total of
`943.75+150=1093.75` dollars.

Rounded to the nearest dollar, Tomaso needs to pay $1094.

ANSWER: $1094