Question
Fatima buys a $836 washer and $700 dryer on a 90-day payment plan. She decides to pay off the items using weekly payments. What is the amount of each of these payments?
$131
$129
$130
$128
$131
$129
$130
$128
Answers
GPT-4o mini
To find the amount of each weekly payment Fatima needs to make, we first need to calculate the total cost of the washer and dryer, then determine the number of weekly payments she will make over the 90 days.
1. **Calculate the total cost:**
\[
\text{Total cost} = \text{Cost of washer} + \text{Cost of dryer} = 836 + 700 = 1536
\]
2. **Determine the number of weeks in 90 days:**
\[
\text{Number of weeks} = \frac{90 \text{ days}}{7 \text{ days/week}} \approx 12.857 \text{ weeks}
\]
Since she has to make full payments, we will round this down to 12 weeks.
3. **Calculate the weekly payment:**
\[
\text{Weekly payment} = \frac{\text{Total cost}}{\text{Number of weeks}} = \frac{1536}{12} = 128
\]
Therefore, the amount of each weekly payment is **$128**.
1. **Calculate the total cost:**
\[
\text{Total cost} = \text{Cost of washer} + \text{Cost of dryer} = 836 + 700 = 1536
\]
2. **Determine the number of weeks in 90 days:**
\[
\text{Number of weeks} = \frac{90 \text{ days}}{7 \text{ days/week}} \approx 12.857 \text{ weeks}
\]
Since she has to make full payments, we will round this down to 12 weeks.
3. **Calculate the weekly payment:**
\[
\text{Weekly payment} = \frac{\text{Total cost}}{\text{Number of weeks}} = \frac{1536}{12} = 128
\]
Therefore, the amount of each weekly payment is **$128**.