Simple and Compound Interest

Find the simple interest earned for principal of $2,000 at and 8% rate for 5 years.

• $160

• $800

• $80,000

• $16

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Find the simple interest earned when the principal is $500 at a rate of 10% held in the bank for 8 months.

• $33.50

• $40,000

• $50

• $400

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Find the simple interest paid on a loan of $4,750 at a rate of 19.5% for 30 months.

• $5

• $2315.63

• $27,787.50

• $926.25

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Semi-Annually means how many times a year?

• 4

• 2

• 1

• 6

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Monthly means how many times a year?

• 4 
• 12
• 52
• 365

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Heather

invested $8,000 in a 4-year Certificate of Deposit (CD) that pays 4.1% interest

compounded annually. What is the value of the CD at the end

of the 4 years?

• $9,394.92

• $9,312.00

• $1394.00

• $1312.00

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Treasure won $3,000 from a radio contest. If she puts this money in a bank account that earns 2.9% interest compounded quarterly, how much total will she earn in 10 years?

• $4915.59

• $3933.28

• $2979.81

• $4005.09

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Cora invested $400 at a rate of 35% for 8 months, compounded continuously. How much is her investment worth after 8 months?

• $520.07

• $505.12

• $460.11

• $7,643.74

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Find the simple interest paid on a deposit of $225 at a rate of 1.5% over 2 years.

• $6.75

• $3.375

• $2,278.13

• $6,750

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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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