Question

"Scenario: You have to pay your share of the rent today. The total rent for your apartment is $1762.50. You have two roommates that you share the costs. You owe 1/3 of the rent. You checked your account balance online and your current balance is $668.72"

Answer 1

If you are asking if you can afford to pay rent, then yes you can. Your share of rent would be 1762.50 divided by 3, which equals 587.50. Therefore since 587.50 is less than 668.72, you can afford to pay your rent. Hope this helps!

Explanation:

Answer 2

You would be required to pay $587.50

Explanation:

Divide $1762.50 by three:

You get $587.50

To find how much you have left:

Subtract 587.50 from 668.72:

You'd be left with

$81.22