Two college friends rent an apartment. They have to pay the landlord two months rent and 500$ security deposit when they sign the lease. The total amount they pay the landlord is 2800$. What is the rent for one month? Remember that they paid for one month

Answer 1

Let's assume the rent for one month is x.

The two friends paid 2 months rent which is 2x.
They also paid a security deposit of 500$.

So, the total amount they paid is 2x + 500$.

We know that the total amount they paid is 2800$.

Therefore, we can set up the equation:
2x + 500 = 2800.

Now we can solve for x:
2x = 2800 - 500,
2x = 2300,
x = 2300/2,
x = 1150.

So, the rent for one month is 1150$.