On a Saturday night, each of the rooms at a certain motel was rented for either $40 or $60.
On a Saturday night, each of the rooms at a certain motel was rented for either $40 or $60. If 10 of the rooms that were rented for $60 had instead been rented for $40, then the total rent the motel charged for that night would have been reduced by 20 percent. What was the total rent the motel actually charged for that night ?
Answer/Solution
$1,000
Steps/Work
Let total rent the motel charge for all rooms =x
If 10 rooms that were rented for 60 $ had instead been rented for 40 $,
then total difference in prices = 20 $ * 10 = 200 $
Total rent the motel charged would have been reduced by 20 %
.2x = 200
=> x= 1000
Answer C
If 10 rooms that were rented for 60 $ had instead been rented for 40 $,
then total difference in prices = 20 $ * 10 = 200 $
Total rent the motel charged would have been reduced by 20 %
.2x = 200
=> x= 1000
Answer C