Jason buys a car for $5,582. He will pay for the car in 8 equal payments. Which is the best estimate for the amount of each paym

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yaroslaw [1]

3 years ago

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Jason buys a car for $5,582. He will pay for the car in 8 equal payments. Which is the best estimate for the amount of each paym

ent?
A)$500
B)$700
C)$800
D)$900

Mathematics

2 answers:

yawa3891 [41] · Answer 1 · 2021-12-07T17:58:14+03:00

yawa3891 [41]3 years ago

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Let's divide!5,582 / 8 = 697.75The answer would be B!

Norma-Jean [14] · Answer 2 · 2021-12-07T19:51:56+03:00

In order to solve for this problem, it would be easiest to set up an equation.
$5,582=8x. Let 8 stand for the amount of payments Jason has to make and x stand for the amount each payment will cost. In order to isolate x and solve this equation, we would need to divide both sides by 8, resulting in x=697.75. This problem says to estimate, so we round up and we get that the answer is B) $700.