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Simple interest

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 46mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Find the simple interest earned for principal of $2,000 at and 8% rate for 5 years.

a)

$160

b)

$800

c)

$80,000

d)

$16

2.

Find the simple interest earned when the principal is $500 at a rate of 10% held in the bank for 8 months.

a)

$33.50

b)

$40,000

c)

$50

d)

$400

3.

Find the simple interest paid on a loan of $750 with an 18% rate over 2 years.

a)

$135

b)

$13,500

c)

$270

d)

$27,000

4.

Find the simple interest paid on a deposit of $225 at a rate of 1.5% over 2 years.

a)

$6.75

b)

$3.375

c)

$2,278.13

d)

$6,750

5.

When Loofa was born, her parents put $8,000 into a college fund account that earned 9% simple interest. Find the amount of interest earned after 18 years.

a)

$720

b)

$20,960

c)

$1,080

d)

$12,960

6.

After 12 years, a deposit of $10,000 into your college account has earned $6,000 in interest payments. What simple interest rate did the account earn?

a)

50%

b)

5%

c)

500%

d)

7.5%

7.

How much interest would you earn if you deposited $575 for 3 months at 2.88% simple interest?

a)

$4.14

b)

$4,968

c)

About $400

d)

$1,725

8.
Principal = $500
Interest rate =5%
Time = 5 years
What is the interest earned?
a)
95
b)
105
c)
125
d)
135
9.
The simple interest formula is I=Prt.  What does the t represent?
a)
Principle
b)
Interest
c)
Time, in hours
d)
Time, in years
10.
Starting money = $350.
Interest rate = 2.5%
TIme = 3 years.
How much interest?
a)
$7.50
b)
$26.25
c)
$87.5
d)
$262.50