Question

You want to buy a $232,000 home. You plan to pay 15% as a down payment, and take out a 30 year loan for the rest.a) How much is the loan amount going to be?

Answer 1

The amount of the loan is equal to the total cost of the house minus the 15% you will pay in the beginning.

Now, to compute the x% of y, we use the following expression:

$\frac{x*y}{100}.$

Therefore, 15% of 232,000 is:

$\frac{15*232,000}{100}=34800.$

Finally, the amount of the loan will be:

$232,000-34,800=197,200.$

Answer:

$197,200$

dollars.