Mary is planning to buy a mobile phone that costs $500. a salesperson at the store informs her about four different installment plans that she

can choose from.

plan a: a down payment of $50 and monthly payments of $40 for 12 months

plan b: a down payment of $100 and monthly payments of $80 for 6 months

plan c: no down payment and monthly payments of $60 for 12 months

plan d: no down payment and monthly payments of $100 for 6 months

The answer is A

Explanation:

The installment plan she will probably choose is a down payment of $50 and monthly payments of $40 for 12 months.

In the a real scenario, multiplying the installment amount of $40 with the total month of 12 then adding it answer with the down payment of $50 should arrive at the cost of $500 of the phone but it doesn't. However, the option A, has the figure closet to the initial cost of $500.

The cost by choosing the option A is $530 so it is assumed that the $30 extra is the interest attached to the elongated period of payment.

formulating the initial idea for the policy

answer is c.

c, because the american revolution was from 1765 to 1783.