Question

Amara paid a one-time charge of $41.90 when subscribing to a movie rental service, and since then she has been paying $15.40 per month. So far she has paid $303.70. How many months has it been since Amara subscribed to the service?

Answer 1

To determine how many months Amara has been subscribed, subtract the initial fee from the total payment and divide the result by the monthly rate. It has been 17 months since she subscribed.

Step-by-step explanation:

Amara paid a one-time charge of $41.90 and then $15.40 per month. To find out how many months she has been subscribed to the movie rental service, we first subtract the initial fee from the total paid to find out the total amount spent on the monthly payments:

$303.70 - $41.90 = $261.80.

Next, we divide the amount spent on monthly payments by the monthly payment amount:

$261.80 / $15.40 = 17 months.

So, it has been 17 months since Amara subscribed to the service.