<h2>Answer:</h2><h3>For the answer to the question above, n the 1st month, the accrued interest is ___ (1/12) * .0525 * 135400 </h3>
<h3>subtract the interest from the payment to find the change in the principal for the 2nd month </h3><h3>find the 2nd month's interest and subtract from the payment to find the amount applied to principal.</h3>