Difference between revisions of "1950 AHSME Problems/Problem 23"

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A man buys a house for &#036;10,000 dollars and rents it. He puts <math>12\frac{1}{2}\%</math> of each month's rent aside for repairs and upkeep; pays  &#036;325 a year taxes and realizes <math>5\frac{1}{2}\%</math> on his investment. The monthly rent (in dollars) is:
 
A man buys a house for &#036;10,000 dollars and rents it. He puts <math>12\frac{1}{2}\%</math> of each month's rent aside for repairs and upkeep; pays  &#036;325 a year taxes and realizes <math>5\frac{1}{2}\%</math> on his investment. The monthly rent (in dollars) is:
  
$ \textbf{(A)}\ \64.82\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ \83.33\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ \72.08\qquad\textbf{(D)}\ \45.83\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ \177.08 \qquad&#036;
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<math> \textbf{(A)}\ \64.82\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ \83.33\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ \72.08\qquad\textbf{(D)}\ \45.83\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ \177.08 </math>

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Problem

A man buys a house for $10,000 dollars and rents it. He puts $12\frac{1}{2}\%$ of each month's rent aside for repairs and upkeep; pays $325 a year taxes and realizes $5\frac{1}{2}\%$ on his investment. The monthly rent (in dollars) is:

$\textbf{(A)}\ \64.82\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ \83.33\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ \72.08\qquad\textbf{(D)}\ \45.83\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ \177.08$ (Error compiling LaTeX. Unknown error_msg)