Problema Solution

A student moves into a bigger apartment that rents $400 per month. that rent is $100 less than twice what she had been paying. find her former rent.

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let 'x' represent her former rent, then '2x-100' represents her current rent


400 = 2x-100

500 = 2x

x = 500/2 = 250


her former rent was $250 per month