Two college friends rent an apartment. They have to pay the landlord two months rent and a $500 security deposit when they sign the lease. The total amount they pay the landlord is $2,800. What is the rent for one month?
You would set up an equation like 2x + 500 = 2800 And then you would solve for x. So, you subtract 500 from both sides 2x = 2300 And then you know that 2300 covers two months of rent so you must divide that by two to get one month of rent X = 1150
