Printable GED math worksheet designed to teach students how to solve word problems using a graphic organizer.

Let’s solve this step by step, just like the worksheet says.

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Step 1: Understand the question

The question is:
*How much will she pay her parents each month?*

That means we need to find out how much Monica pays every single month for 8 months to pay back $1,040.

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Step 2: Find the important information

From the problem:

- Total money borrowed = $1,040
- Number of monthly payments = 8
- We are told to ignore the $1,600 cost of the computer — that’s extra info not needed here.

So we only care about:
> Pay back $1,040 in 8 equal monthly payments.

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Step 3: Choose the right operation

We’re splitting a total amount ($1,040) into 8 equal parts (months). That means we use division.

Operation:
Total ÷ Number of months = Monthly payment

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Step 4: Do the math

$1,040 ÷ 8 = ?

Let’s calculate:

8 × 100 = 800 → too low
8 × 130 = ? Let’s check:

8 × 100 = 800
8 × 30 = 240
800 + 240 = 1,040 ✔

So, 1,040 ÷ 8 = 130

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Step 5: Check if the answer makes sense

If Monica pays $130 every month for 8 months:

$130 × 8 = $1,040 → which matches what she owes. Perfect!

Also, does it make sense? Yes — she borrowed over $1,000 and is paying it back over almost a year, so around $130 per month sounds reasonable.

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Final Answer:
$130