beths rent is $74 less than 4 times her student loan payment the total of these bills is $486 how much is beths student loan payment

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Answer 1

Hello, Royce,

     1.  Underline key words and numbers.

 

        First bill                                                    second bill= 4x −74

     2.  Let x=the amount of the student loan      74 less than 4 times her student loan

 

Total of bills= first bill + second bill= $486      

 

3.  Use substitution:     $486=x + (4x-74)            

 

Simplify by adding the x's to the x's and numbers to numbers.   $486= 5x−74

 

You want to isolate the 5x on one side and the numbers on the other.      Add +74 to both sides and solve for "x."

I hope that this example helps you.      Susan C.