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Simple Interest

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How much interest does a $318 investment earn at 9% over one year?

(a)  

2.

Ivan deposits $5,000 into an account that pays simple interest at a rate of 5% per year. How much interest will he be paid in the first 3 years?

What is the principle? ​ (a)  

What is the rate? ​ (b)  

What is the time? ​ (c)  

Choose from the below words
$5,000
5%
3 years
3.

Ivan deposits $5,000 into an account that pays simple interest at a rate of 5% per year. How much interest will he be paid in the first 3 years?

4.

Maria deposits $300 into an account that pays simple interest at a rate of 6% per year. How much interest will she be paid in the first 5 years?

I = PrtI\ =\ P\cdot r\cdot t

= ​ (​ (a)   ) x (​ (b)   ) x (​​ (c)   )

Choose from the below words
$300
6%
5 years
5.

Jessica borrowed $500 from a bank for 2 years and was charged simple interest. The total interest that she paid on the loan was $70. As a percentage, what was the annual interest rate of her loan?

6.
The Principal and Interest are always___________.
a)

fraction

b)

decimal

c)

percent

d)

money

7.
Principal = $500
Interest rate =5%
Time = 5 years
What is the interest earned?
a)

95

b)

105

c)

125

d)

135

8.

You borrowed 43,800 at a SIMPLE interest rate of 4.8%. If you pay it back in 2 years, how much interest is paid pack?

a)

$464,280

b)

$85,848

c)

$4204.8

d)

$48,004.80

9.
Allison was left an inheritance from her Aunt Lisa. She can not touch the money until she is 21 years old, Allison is now 12 years old and inherited $50,000 that was put into an account with 2% interest. How much interest will Allison have earned at her 21st birthday?
a)

$900

b)

$100,000

c)

$9,000

10.
Javon has a credit card with a $1,583 balance. His interest rate is 8.8%. If he does not pay for 3 years, how much interest does he owe?
a)

$4,179

b)

$417.91

c)

$133,930

d)

$41,791

11.
Christian opened a savings account with $3250. His account will earn 5.2% simple interest. How much money will be in his account after 6 years?
a)

$4,264.00

b)

$1,104.00

c)

$1,100.00

d)

$4,400.00

12.
Jenna borrowed $5,000 for 3 years and had to pay $1,350 simple interest at the end of that time. What rate of interest did she pay?
a)

6%

b)

6%

c)

8%

d)

9%

13.
What does the "I" in the interest formula stand for?
a)
Principal
b)
Interest
c)
Rate
d)
Time
14.
The simple interest formula is I=Prt.  What does the t represent?
a)
Principle
b)
Interest
c)
Time
d)
Percent Rate
15.
Leroy borrowed $1500 at an annual simple interest rate of 12%.  He paid $270 in interest.  For what time period did Leroy borrow the money?
a)
8 years
b)
0.015 years
c)
18 months
d)
18 years