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Tamara invested $15,000 in an account that pays 4% annual simple interest. Tamara will not make any additional deposits or withdrawals. How much interest will Tamara earn on her investment at the end of 3 years?

• $1,800

• $600

• $450

• $1,873

2) Jacob invested $400 into a savings account that earned simple interest at a rate of 1.25%.  He plans to keep it in the account for the next 10 years.  How much interest would he gain in the account after 10 years?

• $50
• $450       
• $500       
• $5,000

5)  Megan is currently in 8^th grade and wants to begin saving money for college.  She wants to invest $2000 in a simple interest account that pays at a rate of 3.5%.  How many years will she have to save for the account to gain $490 in simple interest? 

• 5 years
• 6 years
• 7 years
• 8 years

9)  A simple interest account earns $75 at a rate of 1.5% over the course of 5 years.  What was the principal amount on the account?

• $5 
• $56 
• $100       
• $1,000

• F

• G

• H

• J

Total Balance or repay means _____________

• Principal added into the interest

• Principal subtracted from the interest

• Just interest

• Rate

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

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

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

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