SOLUTION: You want to buy a $35000 car. The company is offering a 4% interest rate for 36 months (3 years). What will your monthly payments be?

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Question 1181527: You want to buy a $35000 car. The company is offering a 4% interest rate for 36 months (3 years). What will your monthly payments be?
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Answer by ikleyn(52788) About Me  (Show Source):
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You want to buy a $35000 car. The company is offering a 4% interest rate for 36 months (3 years).
What will your monthly payments be?
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This loan is simply interest of 4%.


It means that in 3 years, you should repay  35000*(1+0.04*3) = 39200  dollars, in all.


To find the monthly payment, divide this toal amount by 36 months


    your monthly payment = 39200%2F36 = 1088.89 dollars.    ANSWER

Solved.



Answer by math_tutor2020(3817) About Me  (Show Source):
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@ikleyn has the incorrect answer.

L = 35,000 = loan amount
i = interest rate per month = 0.04/12
n = number of months = 36

P = monthly payment
P = (L*i)/( 1-(1+i)^(-n) )
P = (35,000*0.04/12)/( 1-(1+0.04/12)^(-36) )
P = 1,033.3394752395
P = 1,033.34

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Answer: $1,033.34