WorksheetsSenior Math Simple and Compound Interest
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 4hrs 45mins
Carly
deposited $800 in an account that earns 6% compounded annually. Lara deposited
$800 in an account that earns 6% simple interest. How much will each girl have
in their account at the end of 10 years if they make no withdrawals or deposits?
Carly: $1432.68 Lara: $1280
Carly: $1444.89 Lara: $1280
Carly: $1444.89 Lara: $1320
Carly: $1432.68 Lara: $1320
In some investment accounts interest is computed on interest that has been earned in previous years. What is this method of computing interest called?
compound interest
double interest
simple interest
not enough information
When calculating
interest, how do you write the percent?
a fraction
a decimal
a round number
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Steve deposited
$5,000 in a savings account that pays 4% interest compounded annually. Which
equation could be used to find the value of the account after 3 years?
A = 5,000(1 + 4)3
A = 5,000(1 + 0.04)3
A = 5,000(1 + 0.4) x 3
A = 5,000(0.04)3
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
David
invests $10,000 in a savings account that pays 3.5% simple interest. If David
makes no withdrawals or deposits to the account, how much will be in the
account after 7 years.
$2,450
$11,750
$12,450
Not here
The simple interest formula is I=Prt. The P represents the principle. The principle is ___________________.
the amount of money borrowed or deposited
the percent interest for his year
the amount taxed
the amount the bank owes you for being a customer at their bank
How much interest is that?
How much interest is that?
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.
Interest Rate: 3.75%
Time: 25 years
Compounded Monthly
State the future account balance.
