Meaning
Finding A
Interest in Dollars
Finding P
100

What does the capital A mean in the formula?

what is A = Current amount 

100

An initial deposit of 5,000.00 dollars is made into a savings account that yields 7.1% interest annually. How much is in the account at the end of 5 years?  

What is $6775?

100

Jagger deposited $782 into a bank account. If he earned 7% interest for 4 years. how much interest would he earn?

What is $218.96

100

Thomas loaned Brian a certain amount of money. He loaned the money at a simple interest rate of 12% for 8 years. How much did Brian loan Thomas, if Thomas paid him $6,664 back?

What is $3,400

200

What does P mean in the formula?

What is P= the initial amount (What you start with)?

200

Pat can get a student loan of $10,000 for 10 years at an interest rate of 7%. How much will the total loan be?

What is $17,000

200

Sophia borrowed 7,000 dollars from her best friend at a simple interest rate of 4.6% for 34 years. How much interest did her friend receive?

What is $3,948

200

Lilly makes regular deposits to a savings account to save money for retirement. She deposits a certain amount at 7.8% for 12 years, her account now has $116,160. How much money did she deposit?

What is $60,000

300

What does r stand for?

What is r= rate?

300

Matilda invested $5,000 at a rate of 7.5%. How much did she have after 5 years?

What is $6,875

300

John took out a student loan for $5,500. He is paying an interest rate 4.32% over 10 years. How much interest is John paying over 10 years?

What is $2,376

300

How much money would you have to invest to earn 131.60 dollars in interest at simple interest rate of 4% for seven years? Round to the nearest cent.

What is $102.81

400

What does t mean in the formula?

What is t = time?

400

Aaron deposits 10,000 dollars at 4% interest for 45 years. How much will he earn?

What is $28,000

400

To buy a laptop computer, Elaine borrowed $2,000 for 3 years at an annual simple interest rate of 5%. How much interest will she pay if she pays the entire loan off at the end of the third year?

What is $300

400

Pat can get a student loan of a certain amount for 10 years at an interest rate of 7%. How much will the loan be, if she received $25,500?

What is $15,000

500

What is the formula for simple interest?

A = P ( 1 + rt)

500

Kelley puts 350 dollars in a savings account. The savings account accrues interest at a flat rate of 1.05% a month. How much will account be worth in 7 months? Round to the nearest cent.

What is $375.73

500

Mrs. Hill bought a car. The car cost $68,900. She is paying 7.9% interest for 6 years. How much interest will Mrs. Hill pay?

What is $32,658.60 

500

How much simple interest is owed on 5,000 dollars is borrowed for 1 year at 5%?

What is $250