Danielle bought a new house for $280k. She paid a $40k deposit on the house, and pays the rest using a mortgage that is spread out over 10 years. Danielle makes equal payments every month and at the end of the 10 years, the entire balance will be paid off. How much, in thousands of dollars, does Danielle pay each month? Let's think first. Chain of thought:
After paying the deposit, Danielle still has to pay a total of $280k purchase price - $40k deposit = $240k via her mortgage. As the mortgage is over 10 years, Danielle’s payments need to total $240k mortgage balance / 10 years = $24k per year. So each month, Danielle has to pay $24k per year / 12 months in a year = $2k per month.
Therefore, the answer is 2.