Question

Abbie buys a sofa for 540 She pays a deposit of 15% and the rest of the money in monthly payments of 17 how many monthly payments will abbie need to pay?

Answer 1

`\large \boxed{27}`

Explanation:

Cost of sofa = $540

-Deposit = 0.15 × $540 = 81

Balance owing = $459

`\text{No. of months} = \text{\$459} * \frac{\text{1 mo}}{\text{\$17}} = \textbf{27 mo }\\\\\text{They will need to make $\large \boxed{\mathbf{27}}$ monthly payments.}`