Question

You purchase a new laptop computer for $1,200. You put a 5% down payment and $55 per month on a 24 month purchase plan. What is the amount of the down payment?

Answer 1

The down payment is 60 bro. convert the percent into a decimal and multiply it to the total and get your answer.

Answer 2

Answer:

$60 is the amount of the down payment.

Step-by-step explanation:

You purchase a new laptop computer for $1,200.00 and put a 5% down payment.

In this question we calculate the amount of the down payment :

= 5% of $1200

= $\frac{5}{100}$ × 1200

= 0.05 × 1200

= $60.00

The down payment of laptop computer is $60.00.