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Simple Interest

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Amy deposits $200 in the bank for 5 years. She earns 5% interest. She made (a)   in interest.

Choose from the below words
$10
$60
$50
$500
2.

Howard borrowed $4,000 from the bank at an interest rate of 8%. He has to pay it back in 2 years. How much interest will he pay?

a)

$640

b)

$64

c)

$74

d)

$460

3.

Danny earned $100 in interest on $800 that he deposited in the bank for 5 years. What was the interest rate?

a)

0.025%

b)

2.5%

c)

.25%

d)

25%

4.

Caiden earned $475 from mowing lawns last summer. He deposited this money in an account that pays a simple interest rate of 3.8%. What will be the amount of interest earned after 15 years?

a)

$3182.50

b)

$270.75

c)

$2707.50

d)

$745.75

5.

Emily’s parents put $1500 in her bank account for college tuition at a simple interest rate of 8.25%. What will be the balance after 18 years?

a)

$22,275

b)

$2227.50

c)

$12,375

d)

$3727.50

6.

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

7.
The rate is given as a percent (%).  Before using it in the simple interest formula, you must first convert it to a______.
a)
fraction
b)
decimal
c)
ratio
d)
dollar amount
8.

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
9.

To be able to go on a trip to South America, Ann decides to save for 4 years. She opens a savings account with $300. The account pays simple interest at an annual rate of 5%. She doesn't make any more deposits. What will the total amount in the account be (including interest)?

10.

View question in the picture then select the best answer

a)

F

b)

G

c)

H

d)

J

11.

View question in the picture then select the best answer

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

12.

View question in the picture then select the best answer

a)

$53.13

b)

$212.50

c)

$1462.50

d)

$21,250

13.

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?

Match the following

a)

500

1.

Principle (P)

b)

2

2.

time (t)

c)

Unknown

3.

rate (r)

d)

70

4.

Interest (I)

14.
Write the percent as a decimal. 
4.3%
a)
4.3
b)
.43
c)
.043
d)
4300
15.

SIMPLE INTEREST FORMULA

16.

You invest $500 at 4% rate and receive $60 in simple interest. How many years was it invested for?

a)

1 year

b)

2 years

c)

3 years

d)

4 years

17.

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

18.

Jessica took out an $84000 loan to buy her grandmother a house. After 10 years, she had paid $31500 in interest. What was her interest rate?

a)

37.5%

b)

3.75%

c)

4%

d)

45%