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Jane and her two friends will rent an apartment for $870 a month. Jane will be paying double what her friends are paying since she will have her own bedroom. Determine how much rent will Jane pay a month?
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Jane and her two friends will rent an apartment for $870 a month. Jane will be paying double what her friends are paying since she will have her own bedroom. Determine how much rent will Jane pay a month?

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Systems of equations:

Jane would be paying 2x

Each friend would be paying x

That totals to 4x = 870

870 / 4 = 217.5 = x

Jane = 217 . 5 * 2 = 435 dollars a month


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