Question

7. Mr. Tran would like to buy a new sofa

that costs $934. He can pay the total all
at once, or he can make a $125 payment
each month for 8 months. How much
less does it cost to pay all at once? Write
equations to show how you solve. Tell
what your variables represent.
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$125 $125 $125 $125 $125 $125 $125 $125
Each payment

Answer 1

Multiply 125 by 8 to get the total cost of the payments for 8 months then take that number and then subtract 934 from it
125(8)=1,000
1,000-934=66