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Mr. mango agreed to use the store payment plan when purchasing a new washer and dryer. He will pay an extra $511.20 in interest over a period of 36 months at 4%. How much were the new washer and dryer before the payment plan.

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\begin{gathered} \text{the extra monthly interest is} \\ (511.20)/(36)=14.2 \\ \\ \text{now, \$14.2 corresponds to the 4\% of the montlhy oricinal price!} \\ \text{the original price mr.mango would pay was} \\ (14.2)/(0.04)=335 \\ \\ \text{the monthly price of the new washer and dryer before the payment } \\ \text{plan was \$335} \end{gathered}

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