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A. 30
B. 36
C. 42
D. 48
E. 54

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03 Jul 2018, 23:20
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Ans: C
Total Payment = 2550 + x(155) = 9060
so x=42 no of monthly payments.

Bunuel wrote:
Julia purchased a car on an installment plan. She made a down payment of $2,550 and then made n monthly payments of$155 each. If Julia paid a total of $9,060 for the car,how many monthly payments did she make? A. 30 B. 36 C. 42 D. 48 E. 54 _________________ -------------------------------------------------------------------- The Mind is Everything, What we Think we Become. Math Expert Joined: 02 Aug 2009 Posts: 7106 Re: Julia purchased a car on an installment plan. She made a down payment [#permalink] ### Show Tags 03 Jul 2018, 23:22 Bunuel wrote: Julia purchased a car on an installment plan. She made a down payment of$2,550 and then made n monthly payments of $155 each. If Julia paid a total of$9,060 for the car,how many monthly payments did she make?

A. 30
B. 36
C. 42
D. 48
E. 54

You can easily make an equation here..
9060=2550+155*n......
155n=9060-2550=6510
5*31n=31*210....
n=210/5=42
C
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Bunuel wrote:
Julia purchased a car on an installment plan. She made a down payment of $2,550 and then made n monthly payments of$155 each. If Julia paid a total of $9,060 for the car,how many monthly payments did she make? A. 30 B. 36 C. 42 D. 48 E. 54 We can form an equation based on the given information. Total = 9060 Down Payment = 2550 Monthly Installment = 155 Question : Number of monthly payments. 2550 + n(155) = 9060 155 n = 6510 n = 42. Thus the best answer is C. Julia made 42 monthly payments. Board of Directors Status: QA & VA Forum Moderator Joined: 11 Jun 2011 Posts: 4277 Location: India GPA: 3.5 WE: Business Development (Commercial Banking) Re: Julia purchased a car on an installment plan. She made a down payment [#permalink] ### Show Tags 04 Jul 2018, 07:34 Bunuel wrote: Julia purchased a car on an installment plan. She made a down payment of$2,550 and then made n monthly payments of $155 each. If Julia paid a total of$9,060 for the car,how many monthly payments did she make?

A. 30
B. 36
C. 42
D. 48
E. 54

$$9060 = 2550 + 155n$$

Or, $$155n = 6510$$

Or, $$n = 42$$, Answer must be (C) 42
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