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Simple and Compound Interest Word Problems

Authored by Anthony Clark

Mathematics

8th Grade

CCSS covered

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Simple and Compound Interest Word Problems
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Garrison

deposited $500 in an account that earns 5% annual interest compounded annually. If he makes no withdrawals or deposits, how

much interest will the account earn after 4 years?

$600

$100

$607.75

$107.75

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CCSS.HSF.BF.A.2

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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

$800

$1,000

$1,200

$1,500

Tags

CCSS.7.RP.A.3

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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

Principle

Interest

Time

Percent Rate

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.B.7

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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A bank is offering 2.5% simple interest on a savings account.  If you deposit $5,000, what will be the total amount of money in your savings account after three years?

$375

$42500

$5375

$37500

Tags

CCSS.7.RP.A.3

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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Sarah borrowed $18,000 for 4 years at an annual simple interest rate of 7%.  How much interest will she pay at the end of the 4 years?

$5040

$23040

$504000

$18000

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.B.6

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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John deposited $2,000 into a savings account. How much will John have in his account after 7 years at a simple interest rate of 3¼%?

$2455

$455

4550

6550

Tags

CCSS.7.RP.A.3

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