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Math 140
Week-in-Review
MATH 140: Week-In-Review 12 (6.1 & 6.2)
Problem 1
Five years ago a deposit of
$
200 was made into an account paying simple interest at
a rate of 4.75% per year. Assuming no additional deposits or withdrawals were made, how much
total interest has been earned on the account? How much money is in the account now?
Problem 2
An account pays simple interest with a
$
3500 deposit earning
$
500 in interest after 3
years. What is the annual interest rate on the account?
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©
2023 Kathryn Bollinger
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Problem 3
How much money was initially deposited into an account paying simple interest at a
rate of 3.5% per year, if after 20 years the account has a total of
$
5000 and no additional money
was deposited or withdrawn?
Problem 4
After how much time will a deposit of
$
1000 grow to a total of
$
1800, if simple interest
is paid at a rate of 2% per month and no additional money is deposited or withdrawn?
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Problem 5
A bank deposit earning simple interest grew from an initial amount of
$
2000 to
$
2150
in 7 months. Find the annual interest rate on the account (correct to 4 decimal places).
Problem 6
How much money will be in an account after 2 years on a
$
500 deposit that earns
interest at a rate of 5% per year, compounded continuously?
How much total interest will be
earned?
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Problem 7
If Mark invests
$
5000 into an account paying interest at a rate of 8% per year com-
pounded semi-annually, how much money will he have at the end of 6 years (assuming no additional
deposits or withdrawals)?
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Problem 8
In 18 months Brian needs
$
1750 in order to buy a specific computer. If he finds an
account paying interest at a rate of 5.95% per year compounded weekly, how much could he invest
now (with no additional deposits) in order to have the money he needs for the computer?
Problem 9
Kevin inherits
$
50,000. If he invests it by placing it into an account paying interest
at a rate of 10.5% per year compounded monthly, how long would he have to leave his money in
the account before it doubles?
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Problem 10
What annual interest rate, compounded daily, will quadruple an initial deposit of
$
1200 after 8 years?
Problem 11
Susie’s credit card company has a finance charge of 1.5% per month on the outstand-
ing indebtedness. Susie charged
$
1000 on her credit card and did not pay her bill for 6 months.
What is her bill after the 6 months?
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