Simple and Compound Interest Practice

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Simple and Compound Interest Practice
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Match the correct variable to it's definition

Draggable itemCorresponding Item
A
Amount in the account
I
Principal
r
rate (as a decimal)
P
time (in years)
t
Interest
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You get a student loan from the Texas Educational Assistance Foundation to pay for your educational expenses this year. Find the simple interest on the loan if you borrowed $2,000 at 8% for 1 year.

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You are starting your own small business in Plano. You borrow $10,000 from the bank at a 9% rate for 5 years. Find the simple interest you will pay on this loan.

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Find the simple interest on a loan of $2500 that is borrowed at 9% for 6 months

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Find the amount of time that has passed on a loan if the total interest you have earned is $1500, the starting amount was $10000 and the percentage rate of 5%.

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At the time of her grandson's birth, a grandmother deposits $5,000 in an account that pays 5% compounded annually. What will be the value of the account at the child's twenty-fifth birthday, assuming that no other deposits or withdrawals are made during this period? Round your answer to the nearest dollar.

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Jim Clark borrowed $20,000 from a friendly credit union to buy a car at 5.5% interest per year compounded monthly for 60 months. What is the INTEREST amount gained? Round your answer to 2 decimals places.

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A customer will borrow $12,000 to buy a car. Which loan option would allow the customer to pay the least amount of interest?

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A student's parents invested $5,000 in a college savings account that pays 4.85% annual simple interest. No additional deposits or withdrawals will be made.
Which amount is closest to the interest earned on the account at the end of 15 years?

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Ben deposits $1750 into each of two savings accounts.
1. Account 1 earns 2.75% annual simple interest.
2. Account 2 earns 2.75% interest compounded annually
Ben does not make any additional deposits or withdrawals. Which amount is closest to the difference between the interest Ben will earn in Account 1 and the interest Ben will earn in Account 2 at the end of 2 years.