Question

Vicky is renting an apartment.In addition to the first month’s rent, the landlord requires him to pay half of a month's rent as security-deposit and 40% of a month's rent for utility bills before moving in.The total amount he has to pay the landlord before moving in is $3800. What is monthly rent ?

Answer 1

the answer to your question is $2000

Answer 2

• $2000

Explanation:

Let the monthly rent be x.

Then we have:

• x + 0.5x + 0.4x = 3800
• 1.9x = 3800
• x = 3800/1.9
• x = 2000

Monthly rent is $2000