The most expensive home the couple can afford to buy a home is $175,000 having a down payment of 20%.
Given,
The percentage of the down payment from the complete amount of purchase is 20%.
The total amount of saving by the couple is $35,000.
For calculating the maximum amount for buying the most expensive home the total amount of saving is assumed to be equal to the percentage of down payment.
Thus, if $35,000 is equal to 20% of the total amount then what will be the total amount?
This is computed as follows:
[tex]\begin{aligned}\text{Amount}&=\dfrac{\text{Total Savings}}{\text{\% of Down Payment}}\times100\\&=\dfrac{\$35,000}{20}\times100\\&=\$175,000\end{aligned}[/tex]
Therefore, the maximum amount that can be afforded by the couple to buy the most expensive home is $175,000.
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