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jeremy wants to buy a new computer. the saleswoman says that he can make a down payment and then pay for the computer in installments, heres a formula for this scenario: x=t- yz, x=amount down, y=money each month, z=number of months, t=total price, rewrite the formula to solve fore the amount of money jeremy must pay each month

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Since y is the money each month, we have to solve for that. To do that, we can first add yz to both sides and subtract x from both, resulting in yz=t-x. Next, we can divide both sides by z to get y=(t-x)/z
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