Simple and Compound Interest Vocabulary

What does the "I" in the interest formula stand for?

• Principal
• Interest
• Rate
• Time

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CCSS.7.RP.A.3

What does the "r" in the interest formula stand for?

• Principal
• Interest
• rate
• time

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CCSS.7.RP.A.3

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

• Principle
• Interest
• Time, in hours
• Time, in years

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CCSS.7.RP.A.3

Write the percent as a decimal. 
4.3%

• 4.3
• .43
• .043
• 4300

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CCSS.7.RP.A.3

The simple interest formula is I=Prt. The P represents the principle. The principle is ___________________.

• the amount of money borrowed or deposited

• the percent interest for his year

• the amount taxed

• the amount the bank owes you for being a customer at their bank

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CCSS.7.RP.A.3

When calculating

interest, how do you write the percent?

• a fraction

• a decimal

• a round number

• not enough information

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CCSS.7.EE.B.3

CCSS.7.RP.A.3

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

What is important about how time is calculated in I= Prt ?

• it must be in months
• it must be in years
• it is not calculated

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CCSS.7.RP.A.3

How do you write 23% as a decimal?

• 23.0

• 2.3

• 0.23

• 0.023

The compound interest formula is:

A = P(1 + r)^t

What does the A represent?

• The amount of interest earned.

• The amount of time that has passed.

• The total amount of money after a certain amount of time.

• The amount required to invest.

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CCSS.HSA.SSE.A.1

CCSS.HSF.LE.B.5