document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=190370>Question 190370</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> # 6.   Emily want to purchase a computer that sells for $1250.  She can either pay the total amount at the time of purchase, or she can agree to pay the store $115 down and $85 a month for 15 months.  How much money can she save by paying the total amount at the time of purchase?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Q: <font color=red>Emily want to purchase a computer that sells for $1250.  She can either pay the total amount at the time of purchase, or she can agree to pay the store $115 down and $85 a month for 15 months.  How much money can she save by paying the total amount at the time of purchase? </font>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If she pays $115 down, then $115 is subtracted from $1250 to get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1250-115=1135 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1250-115=1135\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. So she still needs to pay off $1135. Now if she pays $85 a month for 15, then she is paying a total of <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=85%2A15=1275 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"85%2A15=1275\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > (just multiply the amount by the time). So at the end of 15 months, she has paid $1275 (ignoring the down payment). \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now just take the difference of the amount that she owes (1135) from the amount she will pay if she finances (1275) to get\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1275-1135=140 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1275-1135=140\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So if she decides to finance, she will be paying an extra $140. So she can save $140 if she pays the total amount at the time of purchase. </SPAN>\n" );
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