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Question 1135905: Hello
I'm having a little bit of trouble with this question.
For the following example, prorate the given expenses to find the monthly cost.
Sara pays $4500 for tuition and fees for each of the two semesters, plus an additional $400 for textbooks each semester.
The prorated monthly cost for tuition and fees and textbooks is ? (round to the nearest doll as needed)
Thank you

Answer by MathLover1(20850) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!

there are two semesters in a year:
$4500+%2A2+%2B+400+%2A2+=+9800
Monthly this is: $9800%2F12+=+816.6666666666667=$817