Question

A dealership advertises a new SUV for $489 a month for 6 years. How much would you pay for the SUV?

Answer 1

See a solution process below:

Explanation:

There are 12 months per year so we can write:

`(12"mnth")/"yr"`

And, we are told you would pay:

`($489)/"mnth"`

So we can determine the total cost as:

`($489)/"mnth" xx 6"yr" xx (12"mnth")/"yr" =>`

`($489)/color(red)(cancel(color(black)("mnth"))) xx 6color(blue)(cancel(color(black)("yr"))) xx (12color(red)(cancel(color(black)("mnth"))))/color(blue)(cancel(color(black)("yr"))) =>`

`$489 xx 6 xx 12 =>`

`$2934 xx 12 =>`

`$35208`

You would pay $35,208 for the SUV over the 6 years