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Haley invests $16,820 in a nine-year CD bearing 5.8% interest, and $21,950 in an online savings account giving 3.0% interest. When the CD reaches maturity, how much more interest will it have generated than the savings account?

Adam invested $12,000 in a six-year CD that paid 7.1% interest, but later needed to withdraw $2,500 early. If the CD’s penalty for early withdrawal was eighteen months’ worth of interest on the amount withdrawn, how much of a penalty did Adam pay?

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Livvi invests $19,430 in a savings account at her local bank which pays 1.8% simple annual interest. She also deposits $16,470 in an online savings account which pays 2.7% simple annual interest. After six years, which account will yield more interest, and approximately how much more interest will it yield?

Lloyd has $20,000 to deposit. His wife’s illness leads to medical expenses beyond what their insurance will cover, so Lloyd must often quickly access his savings. Recommend a good way for Lloyd to store his money.

You have $5,400 to deposit. If you deposit the money in a savings account at your local bank, you will earn 1.49% annual interest and will be able to make ATM withdrawals at your bank’s ATMs. If you deposit the money in an online savings account, you will earn 4.44% annual interest, but you will be charged $5 every time you make an ATM withdrawal. Assuming that your ATM withdrawals do not reduce the amount of interest you earn, roughly how many times a year can you make an ATM withdrawal in order for the local savings account to be a better deal than the online savings account?

Ashley invests $9,720 in a one-month money market account paying 3.16% simple annual interest and $8,140 in a two-year CD yielding 3.23% simple annual interest. Assuming Ashley does not reinvest or renew these investments, how much money will she have when both investments reach maturity, to the nearest dollar?

Irene invested $27,000 in a twelve-year CD bearing 8.0% interest, but needed to withdraw $6,000 after three years. If the CD’s penalty for early withdrawal was eighteen months’ worth of interest on the amount withdrawn, when the CD reached maturity, how much less money did Irene earn total than if she had not made her early withdrawal?

You have $6,500 to deposit. If you deposit the money in a savings account at your local bank, you will earn 1.45% annual interest and will be able to make ATM withdrawals at your bank's ATMs. If you deposit the money in an online savings account, you will earn 2.25% interest, but you will be charged $4 every time you make an ATM withdrawal. Assuming that your ATM withdrawals do not reduce the amount of interest you earn, how many ATM withdrawals must you make in a year for the local savings account to be a better deal than the online savings account?

Larissa invested $19,000 in an eleven-year CD giving 7.5% interest, but needed to withdraw $2,500 after four years. If the CD’s penalty for early withdrawal was one year’s worth of interest on the amount withdrawn, how much money did Larissa have when the CD reached maturity, not including the amount she withdrew?