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Simple Interest

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Jane received $875 from her graduation party. She put the money in a bank with a 4% simple interest rate. How much interest will she have earned after 7 years?

a)

$205

b)

$225

c)

$245

d)

$2,250

e)

$2,450

2.

The Henley’s took out a new home loan for $195,000 at a simple interest rate of 4.3%. How much will they pay in interest after 30 years?

a)

$446,550

b)

$2515.50

c)

$25,155

d)

$251,550

3.

Olivia would like to buy some new furniture for her home. She decides to buy the furniture on credit with 9.5% simple interest. If she spent $7400 on furniture, how much will she have paid in total after 8 years?

a)

$5624

b)

$13,024

c)

$56,240

d)

$1302.40

4.

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?

a)

$6,679.40

b)

$32,369.40

c)

$66,794

d)

$679.40

5.
Jerry borrowed $4,000 for 5 years at 6% simple interest rate. How much interest is that?
a)
$800
b)
$1,000
c)
$1,200
d)
$1,500
6.
If you are calculating the simple interest and you are given the time in months.  How can you find the time in years?
a)
divide 12 by the months
b)
multiply 12 times the months
c)
divide the months by 12
d)
change the months to a decimal
7.
What does the "r" in the interest formula stand for?
a)
Principal
b)
Interest
c)
rate
d)
time
8.
What does the "I" in the interest formula stand for?
a)
Important
b)
Interest
c)
Internet
d)
Igloo
9.
Convert 18 months to years. 
a)
18 Years
b)
1.5 Years
c)
.18 Years
d)
You cannot change it to years.
10.
The simple interest formula is I=Prt.  What does the t represent?
a)
Principle
b)
Interest
c)
Time, in hours
d)
Time, in years
11.
Dan borrowed $2,000 for 6 months at 12% annual simple interest rate. How much interest is that?
a)
$120
b)
$144
c)
$1,200
d)
$1,440
12.
Emilio borrows $1200 from a bank with 8% simple interest per year.  How much will he have to pay back total in 2 years?
a)
$150
b)
$192
c)
$1350
d)
$1392
13.
Principal = $500
Interest rate =5%
Time = 5 years
What is the interest earned?
a)
95
b)
105
c)
125
d)
135
14.

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

15.

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