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Do the following simple interest problems.
If an amount of $2,000 is borrowed at a simple interest rate of 10% for 3 years, how much is the interest?
$600
You borrow $4,500 for six months at a simple interest rate of 8%. How much is the interest?
John borrows $2400 for 3 years at 9% simple interest. How much will he owe at the end of 3 years?
$3048
Jessica takes a loan of $800 for 4 months at 12% simple interest. How much does she owe at the end of the 4-month period?
If an amount of $2,160, which includes a 10% simple interest for 2 years, is paid back, how much was borrowed 2 years earlier?
$1800
Jamie just paid off a loan of $2,544, the principal and simple interest. If he took out the loan six months ago at 12% simple interest, what was the amount borrowed?
Shanti charged $800 on her charge card and did not make a payment for six months. If there is a monthly charge of 1.5%, how much does she owe?
$872
A credit card company charges 18% interest on the unpaid balance. If you owed $2000 three months ago and have been delinquent since, how much do you owe?
An amount of $2000 is borrowed for 3 years. At the end of the three years, $2660 is paid back. What was the simple interest rate?
11%
Nancy borrowed $1,800 and paid back $1,920, four months later. What was the simple interest rate?
Jose agrees to pay $2,000 in one year at an interest rate of 12%. The bank subtracts the discount of 12% of $2,000, and gives the rest to Jose. Find the amount of the discount and the proceeds to Jose.
Discount $240, Proceeds $1760
Tasha signs a note for a discounted loan agreeing to pay $1200 in 8 months at an 18% discount rate. Determine the amount of the discount and the proceeds to her.
An amount of $8,000 is borrowed at a discount rate of 12%, find the proceeds if the length of the loan is 7 months.
$7440
An amount of $4,000 is borrowed at a discount rate of 10%, find the proceeds if the length of the loan is 180 days.
Derek needs $2400 new equipment for his shop. He can borrow this money at a discount rate of 14% for a year. Find the amount of the loan he should ask for so that his proceeds are $2400.
$2790.70
Mary owes June $750, and wants to pay her off. She decides to borrow the amount from her bank at a discount rate of 16%. If she borrows the money for 10 months, find the amount of the loan she should ask for so that her proceeds are $750?
Do the following compound interest problems involving a lump-sum amount.
If $8,000 is invested at 9.2% compounded monthly, what will the final amount be in 4 years?
$11542.52
How much should be invested at 10.3% for it to amount to $10,000 in 6 years?
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