document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1184956>Question 1184956</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Is it B? I want to check my answer.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Adam bought a treadmill and a dirt bike from a sports equipment store for y dollars. He signed an installment agreement requiring an 8% down payment and monthly payments of x dollars for 18 months. Which expression correctly represents Adam’s finance charge?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A. 0.8y\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "B. 18y\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "C. 18x − 0.92y\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "D. 18x − 0.08y\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "E. 18y − 0.92x  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #815654 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=815654\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> he put 8% down.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "he financed the rest.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the rest = y - .08y = .92y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "that was the amount of the loan.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the finance charge was x dollars a month.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the number of months was 18.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the total payments was 18x.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "subtract the loan amount from that, and the difference is the finance charge.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "that would be 18x - .92y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "that would be selection C.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "here's an example:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "assume y = 1000<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".92y = 920<BR>\n" );
document.write( "assume cost was 60 a month.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "that would be x.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "18x would be 18 * 60 = 1080.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the finance charge is the number of payments on the loan minus the original amount of the loan.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "that that would be 1080 minus 920 = 160.\r<BR>\n" );
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