Prorate the following expenses and find the corresponding monthly expense.Lan pays a semiannual premium of $650 for automobile insurance, a monthly premium of $150 for health insurance, and an annual premium of $350 for life insurance.Question content area bottomThe monthly expense is $ (Round to the nearest cent as needed.)

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Given:

Lan pays,

A semiannual premium of ​$650 for automobile​ insurance.

A monthly premium of ​$150 for health​ insurance.

An annual premium of ​$350 for life insurance.

To find:

The monthly expense.

Explanation:

According to the problem,

The amount paid for automobile​ insurance per year will be,

[tex]650\times2=1300[/tex]

The amount paid for health​ insurance per year will be,

[tex]150\times12=1800[/tex]

The amount paid for life insurance per year will be,

[tex]350\times1=350[/tex]

The total expenses in a year are,

[tex]1300+1800+350=3450[/tex]

So, the monthly expense is,

[tex]\frac{3450}{12}=\text{ \$}287.50[/tex]

Therefore, the monthly expense is $287.50.

Final answer:

The monthly expense is $287.50.