Question

A friend owes $10,000 on his credit card. He plans to stop making charges and pay off the balance. The card has a minimum payment of 5%. He figures correctly that 5% of $10,000 is $500. From that he concludes that he needs to make the 5% minimum payment for only 20 months Is your friend right? If not, explain the error in his reasoning.

Answer 1

Answer:

yes he is correct

Step-by-step explanation:

10000x0.05=500 so thats correct

he will pay 500 for 20 month= 10,000