Loretta bought a new computer for $1849
a new printer for $159 and a new software for $289 incudeing tax. She plans to make equal payments of 10% of the total amount. What is a resonable amount for each payment?
A. $20
B.$23
C.$23
D.$2100
I'll be glad to check your answer.
how do I do it?
Add the amounts of her purchases. Multiply the sum by 0.1
$230 would I have to put it in like proportion to like show my work?
230 is right. We can't use a proportion to do this problem.
Follow the directions I gave you to show your work.
To determine a reasonable amount for each payment, we need to calculate the total amount Loretta spent and then find 10% of that total.
First, let's find the total amount Loretta spent:
Computer cost: $1849
Printer cost: $159
Software cost: $289
Total cost = $1849 + $159 + $289 = $2297
Next, we calculate 10% of the total cost to find the reasonable amount for each payment:
10% of $2297 = ($2297 * 10) / 100 = $229.7
Therefore, a reasonable amount for each payment would be approximately $230.
Based on the given options, none of the provided options match the calculated amount of $230.