Simple Interest
Compound Interest
Facts about simple and compound interest
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100

I have invested $34,000 at 4% for 3 years. What is the total amount of my account worth?

$38,192

100

I have borrowed $1,240 at 8% compounded annually for 2 years. What is my total payback amount?

$1,446.34

100

What are the formulas for simple and compound interest?

I=prt

A=p(1+r)t

100

If you deposited $500 for four years at 6% annual interest, compounded annually, and you deposited the same amount in a simple interest account, which account would have more money and how much would the difference be?

Compound interest: $11.24 more

100

What are the calculator keys to convert a fraction to a decimal?

Menu 2 1

or

Ctrl Enter

200

What is the amount of interest gained on this investment:

$14,000 at 6% for 9 years

$7,560

200

What is the total amount for an investment of $1,500 at 7% compounded annually for 3 years

$1,837.56

200

What do each of the following variables mean in the formulas?

I, A, p, r, t

Interest, Total, principal, rate, time

200

Anne deposited $600 in an account that earns 6% simple annual interest. Shelly deposited $400 in an account that earns 6% annual interest compounded annually. They leave the money in the account for 4 years. Which will have more money in their account? How much more money will they have?

Anne will have more money. She will have $239 more than Shelly

200

What is the first thing you need to write on your paper when you see "Mean Absolute Deviation"

ADSAD

300

Find the amount of interest if $1,000 is deposited for one year at 5% simple interest.

$50

300

What is the amount of interest gained on the following investment:

$55,000 at 16% compounded annually for 2 years

$19,008

300

What does the simple interest formula give you?

Interest

300

Which account should they choose to invest your $300 for 5 years.

 ● Account A earns 5% simple interest per year.

 ● Account B earns 5% interest compounded annually.

b. How much more do they earn by choosing the better account?

Account B will earn $7.88 more

300

What is Ms. Olmos' favorite kind of movies, books, or shows?

Anything with vampires!

400

At the end of one year, what would the total balance on a principal of $500 at 4% simple interest

$520

400

What is the amount of interest gained on the following investment:

$21,000 at 13.6% compounded annually for 4 years

$13,973

400

What does the Compound interest formula give you?

Total amount/account balance

400

Your account balance is $33,297.30. The bank gave you a 7.9% interest compounded annually for 2 years. What was the original amount invested?

$28,600

400

What are the calculator steps for ordering numbers 

go to list and spreadsheets

put x on A

List your numbers

Ctrl doc 5

put the variable x at the bottom

500

I start with $210 at 8% for 7 years. What is the balance in my account?

$327.60

500

What is the amount of interest gained on this loan:

$130 at 9.4% compounded annually for 2 years

$25.59

500

Explain for both simple and compound interest: How do you know when you need to do an extra step of either adding or subtracting?

Simple: gives interest, so if it is asking for total you add.

Compound: gives total, so if it is asking for interest you subtract

500

If you invested $20,600 in an account that earns simple interest and it grew to $23,896 in 2 years, what was the interest rate given by the bank?

8%

500

Explain the calculator steps to finding m and b to write an equation in slope intercept form.

go to list and spreadsheets

put x on A and y on B

List 2 perfect points

Menu 4 1 3

x on xlist y on ylist and press ok

write equation in the form y=mx+b