Math  /  Numbers & Operations

QuestionTo purchase $12,100\$ 12,100 worth of lab equipment for her business, Tammy made a down payment of $1600\$ 1600 and took out a business loan for the rest. After 3 years of paying monthly payments of $319.44\$ 319.44, she finally paid off the loan. (a) What was the total amount Tammy ended up paying for the equipment (including the down payment and monthly payments)? $\$ Џl (b) How much interest did Tammy pay on the loan? $\$ \square

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STEP 1

1. Tammy's total cost for the lab equipment includes the down payment and the monthly payments over 3 years.
2. The total amount paid includes 36 monthly payments, each of $319.44\$ 319.44.
3. The interest paid is the difference between the total amount paid and the original amount borrowed (loan principal).

STEP 2

1. Calculate the total amount Tammy paid for the equipment.
2. Calculate the total amount of the monthly payments.
3. Calculate the total interest paid on the loan.

STEP 3

Calculate the total amount Tammy paid for the equipment, including the down payment and the monthly payments.
First, calculate the total amount of the monthly payments: Total Monthly Payments=36×319.44 \text{Total Monthly Payments} = 36 \times 319.44

STEP 4

Multiply to find the total amount of the monthly payments:
36×319.44=11500.64 36 \times 319.44 = 11500.64

STEP 5

Add the down payment to the total amount of the monthly payments to find the total amount paid for the equipment:
Total Amount Paid=1600+11500.64 \text{Total Amount Paid} = 1600 + 11500.64

STEP 6

Perform the addition to find the total amount paid:
1600+11500.64=13100.64 1600 + 11500.64 = 13100.64

STEP 7

Calculate the amount borrowed (loan principal):
Loan Principal=121001600 \text{Loan Principal} = 12100 - 1600

STEP 8

Perform the subtraction to find the loan principal:
121001600=10500 12100 - 1600 = 10500

STEP 9

Calculate the total interest paid on the loan by subtracting the loan principal from the total amount paid:
Total Interest Paid=13100.6410500 \text{Total Interest Paid} = 13100.64 - 10500

STEP 10

Perform the subtraction to find the total interest paid:
13100.6410500=2600.64 13100.64 - 10500 = 2600.64
Solution: (a) The total amount Tammy ended up paying for the equipment is $13100.64\$ 13100.64. (b) The total interest Tammy paid on the loan is $2600.64\$ 2600.64.

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