On a Saturday night, each of the rooms at a certain motel was rented for either $40 or $60. If 10 of the rooms that were rented for $60 had instead been rented for $40, then the total rent the motel charged for that night would have been reduced by 25 percent. What was the total rent the motel actually charged for that night?
(A) $600
(B) $800
(C) $1,000
(D) $1,600
(E) $2,400
ANS is B
Any ideas how to solve this?
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- AleksandrM
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This problem is a bit poorly worded. But here goes:
If the 10 rooms of the total rooms that were rented were rented for 40 bucks instead of 60 then:
600 - 400 = 200
200/x = 25/100
25x = 20,000
x = 800
If the 10 rooms of the total rooms that were rented were rented for 40 bucks instead of 60 then:
600 - 400 = 200
200/x = 25/100
25x = 20,000
x = 800