SOLUTION: Four students are planning to rent an apartment for a year and share equally in the cost. By adding a fifth person, each person saves $60 a month. How much is the monthly rent?
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Question 854310: Four students are planning to rent an apartment for a year and share equally in the cost. By adding a fifth person, each person saves $60 a month. How much is the monthly rent? Answer by LinnW(1048) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Set x = amount each of original 4 pay per month
Four times amount of the equal payment
=
Five times new amount each person pays.
4x = 5(x-60)
4x = 5x - 300
add -5x to each side
-x = -300
multiply (-1) times each side
x = 300
The total rent is 4*300 = $1200
