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Drive-A-Lot Cars runs a promotion for three years of interest-free payments on sedans. The cost of a new sedan is $22,968 (including tax). What is the average monthly payment a customer will make if they pay off the car during the interest-free period? Type your answer in the box. $ _____

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Answer:$ 638Step-by-step explanation:Cost of a new Sedan including taxes = $ 22,968Since the customer pays back the amount in interest-free period, he will have to the actual price only without having to pay any additional interest.This means, the customer will have to pay $ 22,968 in a period of 3 years, There are 12 months in a year. So in 3 years there will be 3 x 12 Β = 36 monthsThe customer have to pay $ 22,968 in 36 months. In order to find how much he needs to pay in 1 month, we simply divide $ 22,968 by 36. This would give us the monthly payment that the customer needs to make.So, the average monthly payment would be = [tex]\frac{22968}{36}=638[/tex]Thus, the customer will have to make average monthly payment of $ 638 to pay of the car during the interest-free period.