Interest lesson

Tina invested $2,000 in a simple interest account and earned 8% rate for 5 years. What is the interest that she earned on the account?

• $160

• $800

• $80,000

• $16

Emilio borrows $1200 from a bank with 8.5% simple interest per year. How much will he have to pay back total in 2 years?

• $204

• $996

• $1,020

• $1,404

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 years?

• $827.52                     (Mr. Williams)       
• $831.10                 (Mrs. Hoch)
• $839.45                    (Mr. Krajunus)
• $846.80                   (Ms. Palombo)

Kennedy 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 interest will she earn in 10 years?

• $915.59                Rome
• $933.28             Sydney
• $979.81               Dublin
• $1,005.09              Paris

Caiden earned $475 from mowing lawns last summer. He deposited this money in an account that pays a simple interest rate of 3.8%. What will be the amount of interest earned after 15 years?

• $3182.50

• $270.75

• $2707.50

• $745.75

Emily’s parents put $1500 in her bank account for college tuition at a simple interest rate of 8.25%. What will be the balance after 18 years?

• $22,275

• $2227.50

• $12,375

• $3727.50

Mark took out a loan for $25,690 to purchase a new truck at a simple interest rate of 5.2%. How much interest will he pay on his truck after 5 years?

• $6,679.40

• $32,369.40

• $66,794

• $679.40

Olivia would like to buy some new furniture for her home. She decides to buy the furniture on credit with 9.5% simple interest. If she spent $7400 on furniture, how much will she have paid in total after 8 years?

• $5624

• $13,024

• $56,240

• $1302.40

The Henley’s took out a new home loan for $195,000 at a simple interest rate of 4.3%. How much will they pay in interest after 30 years?

• $446,550

• $2515.50

• $25,155

• $251,550

Kennedy won $3,000 from a radio contest. If she puts this money in a bank account that earns 2.9% simple interest, how much will she have in total in her account at the end of 10 years?

• $8700

• $38,700

• $870

• $3,870