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I need help please):

You choose to rent an apartment for college. Your rent is $13,500 for the first year. After that, your landlord raises the rent by $400 each year. You will go to college for four years. How much money will you pay your landlord in total for the four years you rent your apartment?

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The first year would be $13,500. The second year would be $13,900. The third year would be $14,300. Finally, the forth year would be $14,700. So the answer is $56,300 by the time you graduate collage
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$56,400. 13,500+13,500+400=2 years. Ans. + 13,500+800= 3 years. Ans. +13,500+1,200= 4 years(56,400)
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