Tiffany put a $1550 item on layaway by making a 20% down payment and agreeing to pay $120 a month. How many months sooner would she pay off the item if she increased her monthly payment to $180?

A. 18 months sooner

B. 11 months sooner

C. 4 months sooner

D 7 months sooner

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Genevieve Shepard

22 January, 14:02

Tiffany put a $1550 item on layaway by making a 20% down payment and agreeing to pay $120 a month. How many months sooner would she pay off the item if she increased her monthly payment to $180?

A. 18 months sooner

B. 11 months sooner

C. 4 months sooner

D 7 months sooner

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Quinten Decker · Answer 1

1550*0.8=1240

1240/120 = approximately 11 months to pay off

1240/180=approximately 7 months to pay off

11-7 = 4

so it would be paid off 4 months sooner, so C is the answer

Tiffany put a $1550 item on layaway by making a 20% down payment and agreeing to pay $120 a month. How many months sooner would she pay off the item if she increased her monthly payment to $180?A. 18 months soonerB. 11 months soonerC. 4 months soonerD 7 months sooner

Tiffany put a $1550 item on layaway by making a 20% down payment and agreeing to pay $120 a month. How many months sooner would she pay off the item if she increased her monthly payment to $180?

A. 18 months sooner

B. 11 months sooner

C. 4 months sooner

D 7 months sooner