diff --git a/Work/mortgage.py b/Work/mortgage.py
index d527314e3..31a511293 100644
--- a/Work/mortgage.py
+++ b/Work/mortgage.py
@@ -1,3 +1,32 @@
 # mortgage.py
 #
 # Exercise 1.7
+
+principal = 500000.0
+rate = 0.05
+payment = 2684.11
+total_paid = 0.0
+month = 0; 
+
+
+while principal > 0:
+	if month < 12: 
+		principal = principal + 1000 + (principal  * rate/12) - payment
+    	
+   
+
+	else:
+		principal = principal + (principal  * rate/12) - payment
+	total_paid = total_paid + payment   
+	month = month + 1	 
+
+
+
+
+
+print('Total paid', total_paid)
+
+print("months taken", month)
+
+
+