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Which of the following investments will earn the smallest amount of interest?

A
$8,030, invested for 2 years at 2.0% interest
B
$1,901, invested for 8 years at 4.0% interest
C
$5,330, invested for 6 years at 2.0% interest
D
$3,970, invested for 6 years at 4.0% interest
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If you invest $8,600 at a 3.95% simple annual interest rate, approximately how long will it take for you to have a total of $21,000?

A
25.3 years
B
36.5 years
C
45.9 years
D
60.7 years
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Iris has an investment worth $8,813. She made her only deposit in it seven years ago. Given that the investment yields 3.7% simple interest annually, how big was the initial deposit?

A
$1,806
B
$2,282
C
$4,095
D
$7,000
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Ike invests $7,660 in an account paying 7.27% simple interest annually. How much interest has Ike gained after four years?

A
$222.75
B
$2,227.53
C
$1,392.20
D
$13,922.05
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Nicole deposits $2,136 in a savings account paying 5.36% interest. To the nearest dollar, how much money does Nicole have in total after nine years?

A
$213
B
$1,030
C
$1,272
D
$3,166
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Arthur has $19,500 to invest, and wishes to gain $8,000 in interest over eleven years. Approximately what is the minimum simple interest rate that Arthur needs to achieve his goal?

A
2.64%
B
3.04%
C
3.72%
D
4.51%
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In the formula I=P·r·t, what does r stand for?

A
Rate: the percent that interest is paid annually as a decimal
B
Ratio: the size of the interest interval compared to time
C
Return: how much money you end up earning
D
Reserves: how much money you have in the investment
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Henry and Walter open savings accounts at the same time. Henry invests $6,500 at 4.54% simple interest, and Walter invests $7,100 at 4.74% simple interest. After eight years, how much more interest has Walter earned than Henry?

A
$331.52
B
$420.67
C
$631.52
D
$719.59
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If you wish to calculate the interest on an investment with a rate of 6.17%, what number will you plug into your equation?

A
0.00617
B
0.0617
C
0.617
D
6.17
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Abigail has an account that pays 6.92% simple interest per year and wants to accumulate $5,896 in interest from this account over six years. How much money should Abigail invest in this account to meet this goal?

A
$2,448.02
B
$8,344.10
C
$14,200.39
D
$20,096.67

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