SOLUTION: claude's college tuition was 4200. a loan was obtained for 2/3 of the tuition. for how much was the loan?

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Question 188719: claude's college tuition was 4200. a loan was obtained for 2/3 of the tuition. for how much was the loan?
Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
claude's college tuition was 4200. a loan was obtained for 2/3 of the tuition. for how much was the loan?
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Let the loan amount be "x":
Equation:
x = (2/3)4200
x = 2*1400
x = $2800
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Cheers,
Stan H.

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