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dawn's credit card has an apr of 15%, calculated on the previous monthly
balance, and a minimum payment of 2%, starting the month after the first
purchase. her credit card record for the last 7 months is shown in the table
below.
end of
month
previous
balance
50.00
51700.00
$1687 25
$1674 60
$1662 04
$1649.57
51637 20
new
charges
$1700 00
50.00
50 00
50.00
50.00
payment
received
$0.00
$34 00
533 75
533 49
$3324
$32.99
$32.74
finance
charges
50.00
521 25
$21 09
$20.93
$20.78
520 62
$20.46
principal
paid
$0.00
$12.75
$1265
$12.56
$1247
$12.37
$1228
new
balance
$1700.00
$1687 25
51674 60
s1662 04
$1649 57
s1637 20
s1624 92
50.00
50.00
how much of the initial purchase has dawn paid off over the 7 months?