Simple Interest Practice

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Formula for Simple Interest

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CCSS.6.EE.B.6

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What does the "I" stand for in the formula I=prt?

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Interest

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What does the "p" represent in the formula I=prt?

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Original Amount Invested/Borrowed

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CCSS.7.RP.A.3

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What label does the "r" have in the formula I=prt? Options: $, %, years, months

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%

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CCSS.7.RP.A.3

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In the formula I=prt, what unit should 't' be measured in? Options: months, years, days, minutes.

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years

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CCSS.6.EE.B.7

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What is the principal in the following situation?

Amaya plans to leave her savings account alone for the next 4 years. Her account currently has a $1500 balance and her interest rate is 18%.

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$1500

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CCSS.8.EE.C.7B

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What is the rate in the following situation? Jeremy takes out a loan of $30,000 to pay for college. He has to pay the loan back in the next 8 years at an interest rate of 7%.

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7%

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CCSS.7.RP.A.3

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What time would you use in the formula I=prt for the following situation? Reyna inherits $50,000. She puts that money in a bank account that earns 8.5% interest, and doesn't touch the account for 42 months.

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3.5 years

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CCSS.6.EE.B.7

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Reyna inherits $50,000 and puts it in a bank account earning 8.5% interest for 42 months. How much interest will Reyna earn?

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$14,875

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CCSS.7.RP.A.3

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Interest earned over 15 years on $7,000 at 9.25% annual interest rate?

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$9,712.50

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CCSS.HSF.BF.A.2