Compound and Continuous Interest

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)

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Mark took a loan out for $25,690 to purchase a truck. At an interest rate of 5.2% compounded monthly, how much total will he have paid after 5 years?

• $33,299.42       playing dodgeball
• $33,672.68   climbing trees
• $34,157.04         riding unicycles
• $34,710.88      flipping pancakes

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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

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Anne deposited $500 in an

account that earns 6% simple annual interest.

Shelly deposited $500 in an account that earns 6% annual interest

compounded annually. They leave the

money in the account for 4 years. Which

statement is true about the two investments after 4 years?

• Shelly will have $131.24 more in her account

  than Anne has in her account.

• They will have the same

  amount in their accounts.

• Shelly will have $11.24 more

  in her account than Anne has in her account.

• Anne will have $11.24 more in

  her account than Shelly has in her account.

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Maggie would like to buy some new furniture for her home. She decides to buy the furniture on credit with 9.5% interest compounded quarterly. If she spent $7,400, how much total will she have paid after 8 years?

• $15,415.94

• $15,683.28

• $15,927.56

• $16,109.05

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Lisa earned $20 in interest after leaving her money in the bank for 1 year at a 5% interest rate. How much did Lisa deposit?

• $200

• $300

• $500

• $400

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Find the balance in the account after the given period.

$5000 deposit earning 1.5% compounded quarterly after 3 years

• $5,229.70

• $7,604.38

• $7,777.27

• $5,538.86

Mark took a loan out for $25,690 to purchase a truck. At an interest rate of 5.2% compounded monthly, how much total will he have paid after 5 years?

• $33,299.42       playing dodgeball
• $33,672.68   climbing trees
• $34,157.04         riding unicycles
• $34,710.88      flipping pancakes

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The Henley's took out a loan for $195,000 to purchase a home. At a 4.3% interest rate compounded annually,how much interest will they  have paid after 30 years?

• $412,749.79      Labor Day
• $429,305.61            the 4th of July
• $471,259.24  Groundhog Day
• $494,546.99 Valentine’s Day

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Twelve years ago, Claire put $1,800 in an account that pays an interest rate of 2.5% compounded semiannually.She now plans to take the  money in that account and invest it in another account that earns 4% interest compounded monthly. How much money will be in this new account after 7 years?

• $3,207.40             eating ice cream 
• $3,348.96        chewing gum
• $3,574.15            telling math jokes
• $3,733.62                   tap dancing

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