Simple Interest A
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Compound Interest C
100
Total interest earned with a principle of $34,000 at 4% for 3 years
What is $4,080.00?
100

What is the original price of a video game that has a sale price of $20.00 and was 45% off?

$44.44

100

The tip percent if the bill was $26 and you left $30 dollars. 

What is 15.38%?

100

The price of gasoline rose from $3.50 to $3.71 in one week. By what percent did the gas price change? Make sure to indicate whether this is an increase or a decrease.

(3.71-3.50)/3.50 = .21/3.50= .06

What is a 6% increase

100
The exponent or time periods when interest is compounded quarterly for 3 years? 

What is 12?

200
Total Earnings in a bank account starting with $210 at 8% for 7 years
What is $327.60?
200

Joe bought a suit for a sale price of $403, that was 38% off. What is the original price?

$1,060.53

200

The store buys a smartphone for $80 and marks it up 40%. What is the Selling Price?

$112

200

As soon as a new car is purchased and driven away from the dealership, it begins to lose its value, or depreciate. Alonso bought a 1994 Plymouth Neon for $9559. One year later, the value of the car was $8500. What was the percent of change of the value of the car? Make sure to indicate whether this is an increase or a decrease. Round to the nearest whole percent.

(8500-9559)/9559 = -1059/9559 = -.11

What is 11% decrease?

200

The interest rate, r, used in the formula when annual interest rate is 12% compounded quarterly?

What is r=.03 or 3%?

300

What the time when Total earned is $4,480.00 with principle of $4,000 at 3% isimple interest.  

What is 4 years?

300

The price before tax if Judy paid $21.19 for a gift with tax and the tax was 6%.   

What is $19.99?

300
$18,000 at 9% compounded semiannually for 6 years
What is $30,187.80?
300

In 1995, America Online had about 3,000,000 users. Over the next decade, users are expected to increase from a few million to the tens of millions. Suppose the number of users increases by 150% by the year 2000. How many users will there be in the year 2000? Don't forget your units!

3,000,000 *1.5 = 4,500,000 users

3,000,000 + 4,500,000 = 7,500,000

What are 7,500,000 users?

300

Find the balance in a savings account that started with $100 after five years at 12% annual interest, compounded semi-annually.

What is $179.08 not $176.23?

400
Total amount paid on a $20,600 loan at 8% for 2 years
What is $23,896.00?
400

Jerry paid $20 total to the pizza delivery guy.   He tipped 15% and tax was 5%.   What is the price if the pizza before tip and tax? 

What is $16.67?

400

Total earned with principle of $55,000 at 16% compounded annually for 2 years

What is $74,008.00?

400

You go to a restaurant and the bill is $57.23. You want to give a generous tip of 20% and the tax is 6.8%.

$57.23* 0.2 = $11.45 tip

$57.23 * 0.068 = $3.89 

$57.23+$11.45+$3.89 = $72.57

What is $72.57

400

What is the Principle when the account balance $101.75 is after 7 years at 6% interest compounded annually. 

What is $67.67?

500

The principle when the account balance is $21,560  after 9 years of earning 6% simple interest.  

What is $14,000?

500

Goerge paid $30.69 at a restaurant.  If that includes a 6% tax and 18% tip, what was the price of the food he bought?     

What is $24.75?

500

The principle when account balance is $34,972.98 after earning 13.6% compounded annually for 4 years

What is $21,000?

500

You buy a pair of running shoes for $120. You receive a 10% discount because you are a member of the local running club. The sales tax is 7.5%. What do you pay?

$120 *0.9 = $108

$108 *0.075 = $8.10

$108 + $8.10 = $116.10.

What is $116.10?

500

If you deposited $25 for 60 years at 8% annual interest, compounded annually, how much money would you have saved?

What is $2531.43?