How much simple interest rate would earn if had $10,000 and you were being paid 5% for 15 months?

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Yadira Cisneros

Mathematics

13 April, 12:44

How much simple interest rate would earn if had $10,000 and you were being paid 5% for 15 months?

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Rene Barber · Answer 1

Here is the interest equation: I=prt

Where I is interest, p is principal, r is rate and t is time (in years).

Substitute with known values.

I = prt

I = 10000 (.05) (1 and 1 over 4)

I = 625

Answer: $625 for 15 months.