8th grade Math simple interest

Emilio borrows $1200 from a bank with 8% simple interest per year.  How much will he have to pay back total in 2 years?

• $150
• $192
• $1350
• $1392

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CCSS.7.RP.A.3

Leroy borrowed $1500 at an annual simple interest rate of 12%.  He paid $270 in interest.  For what time period did Leroy borrow the money?

• 8 years
• 0.015 years
• 18 months
• 18 years

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CCSS.7.RP.A.3

What is 7.25% converted to a decimal?

• .725
• 0.725
• 0.0725
• 7.25

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CCSS.8.NS.A.1

I = Prt where r represents the rate.  Rates must be converted into ____ before multiplying.

• fractions
• mixed numbers
• decimals

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CCSS.7.RP.A.3

Principal = $800
Interest Rate = 3.5%
Time = 6 months
Find the simple interest earned.

• 14
• 140
• 168
• 16.80

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CCSS.7.RP.A.3

Starting money = $350.
Interest rate = 2.5%
TIme = 3 years.
How much interest?

• $7.50
• $26.25
• $87.5
• $262.50

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CCSS.7.RP.A.3

Principal = $500
Interest earned in 4 years = $60.
Find the interest rate.

• 1%
• 2%
• 3%
• 4%

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CCSS.7.RP.A.3

Jenna borrowed $5,000 for 3 years and had to pay $1,350 simple interest at the end of that time. What rate of interest did she pay?

• 6%
• 6%
• 8%
• 9%

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CCSS.7.RP.A.3

Semi-Annually means how many times a year?

• 4 
• 2
• 1
• 6

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3B

If you are calculating the simple interest and you are given the time in months.  How can you find the time in years?

• divide 12 by the months
• divide the months by 12
• multiply 12 times the months
• change the months to a decimal

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CCSS.7.RP.A.3