SOLUTION: You are choosing among three apartments. Apartment 1 costs $700 per month, and lets you walk to work. Apartment 2 costs $600 per month and would let you get to work via the bus. A

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Question 737830: You are choosing among three apartments. Apartment 1 costs $700 per month, and lets you walk to work. Apartment 2 costs $600 per month and would let you get to work via the bus. A bus pass costs $40 per month. Apartment 3 costs $400 per month but would require a car which you estimate would cost $400 per month. Which apartment is the most economical?
Answer by Bb(20) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Lets start getting all the apartments to show the total monthly costs
Apartment 1 $700 a month
Apartment 2 $600+40= $640 a month
Apartment 3 $400+400= $800 a month
The most economical apartment would be Apartment 2 because it costs the least at $640 a month total cost.