Your cousin renews his apartment lease and pays a new monthly rent. His new rent is calculated by applying a discount of $50 to his original rent and then applying a 10% increase to the discounted amount. What was your cousin's original monthly rent when his new rent is 5% greater? Your cousin's original rent was $

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the rent be x

Discounted rent

Increase applied

Final rent:

We know this is equal to x + 5% = 1.05x, comparing now

Step-by-step explanation:

Let original rent be x

Discount of $50

10% increase

His new rent is 5% greater than his original rent

Solve for x

answer: 1) twenty-seven times y

              2) twenty-seven multiplied by y