The annual tuition at a public two year college last year was $3200. for the new school year, elizabeth first year in college the tuition is expected to increase 5%. she saved the same amount monthly to prepare for the cost of her tuition. what is the minimum amount elizabeth should have saved monthy during the previous year?

The correct answer is:

$280 per month.

Explanation:

Increasing the tuition by 5% means taking 100% of the original number plus an additional 5%; 100+5 = 105% of the original amount.

105% = 105/100 = 1.05; to find 105% of 3200 we multiply it by 1.05:

3200(1.05) = 3360

Since she saved the same amount monthly, we divide the expected total by 12 to find this amount:

3360/12 = 280

the answer is a.

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