Compound & Simple Interest

Jerry borrowed $4,000 for 5 years at 6% simple interest rate. How much interest is that?

• $800
• $1,000
• $1,200
• $1,500

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CCSS.7.RP.A.3

Jerry borrowed $4,000 for 5 years at 6% simple interest rate. How much interest is that?

• $800
• $1,000
• $1,200
• $1,500

Julie borrowed $3,500 for 3 years at 7½% simple interest rate. 
How much interest is that?

• Julie borrowed $3,500 for 3 years at 7½% simple interest rate. 
  How much interest is that?
• $787.50
• $810
• $812.50

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CCSS.7.RP.A.3

Ann puts $300 in a bank account earning 4% interest.  How much will she earn in interest in 1 year?

• 4
• 8
• 12
• 16

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

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

The simple interest formula is I=Prt.  What does the t represent?

• Principle
• Interest
• Time
• Percent Rate

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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

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

Jimmy invested $200 in a retirement account that had a rate of 20% that compounds annually.  If Jimmy leaves his money puts the money in when he is 24 and takes it out when he is 64, how much money will be in his account rounded to the nearest dollar?

• $29395
• $293954.31
• $293954

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CCSS.HSF-LE.A.1C

Caiden earned $475 from mowing lawns last summer. He deposited this money in an account that pays an interest rate of 3.8% compounded annually. What will be his balance after 15 year?

• $827.52
• $831.10
• $839.45
• $846.80

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CCSS.7.RP.A.3