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Mathematical Reasoning Drill 2 Problem 4. Which of the following expressions tells how much he spends on rent per month?

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This question might blow the shmoopee right off your head…

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John just moved his entire family into a shoe.

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The old lady who lived there before is renting it to him at a really reasonable rates.

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If x is the total amount John paid for y number

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of months of rent, including a one-time security deposit in the amount of z dollars…

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…which of the following expressions tells how much he spends on rent per month?

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And here are the potential answers...

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OK, so this question is asking for an expression for how much John spends on rent per month.

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Since we're not given any actual money values, we can use variables.

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So to find rent spent per month, we have to find the

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total rent spent divided by number of months, or y.

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Since we know x is the total amount of money on housing John spent, and z is the security deposit…

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…we can find total rent spent but just taking x minus z.

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So rent spent per month is total rent spent, or x minus z over y, number of months.

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So the answer is B. That's it. Bye.

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