Location via proxy:   [ UP ]  
[Report a bug]   [Manage cookies]                

Simple Interest: Course 3 Course 3

Download as pdf or txt
Download as pdf or txt
You are on page 1of 17

6-7 More Applications of Percents

Simple Interest

Course
Course 33
6-7 More Applications of Percents

Warm Up
1. What is 35 increased by 8%?

2. What is the percent of decrease from 144


to 120?

3. What is 1500 decreased by 75%?

4. What is the percent of increase from 0.32


to 0.64?

Course 3
6-7 More Applications of Percents

Problem of the Day


Maggie is running for class president. A
poll revealed that 40% of her classmates
have decided to vote for her, 32% have
decided to vote for her opponent, and 7
voters are undecided. If she needs 50%
of the vote to win, how many of the
undecided voters must vote for Maggie for
her to win the election?

Course 3
6-7 More Applications of Percents

Learn to compute simple interest.

Course 3
6-7 More Applications of Percents

Vocabulary
interest
simple interest
principal
rate of interest

Course 3
6-7 More Applications of Percents

When you borrow money from a bank, you pay


interest for the use of the bank’s money. When
you deposit money into a savings account, you are
paid interest. Simple interest is one type of fee
paid for the use of money.

Rate of interest is the


Simple Interest percent charged or
earned
I=P  r  t
Time that the money
Principal is the amount of is borrowed or
money borrowed or invested invested (in years)

Course 3
6-7 More Applications of Percents
Additional Example 1: Finding Interest and Total
Payment on a Loan
To buy a car, Jessica borrowed $15,000 for 3
years at an annual simple interest rate of 9%.
How much interest will she pay if she pays the
entire loan off at the end of the third year?
What is the total amount that she will repay?

Course 3
6-7 More Applications of Percents
Additional Example 1 Continued

Jessica will pay $4050 in interest.


You can find the total amount A to be repaid on a
loan by adding the principal P to the interest I.

Course 3
6-7 More Applications of Percents
Check It Out: Example 1
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 the total
amount that she will repay?

Course 3
6-7 More Applications of Percents
Additional Example 2: Determining the Amount of
Investment Time

Nancy invested $6000 in a bond at a yearly


rate of 3%. She earned $450 in interest. How
long was the money invested?

Course 3
6-7 More Applications of Percents
Check It Out: Example 2

TJ invested $4000 in a bond at a yearly rate of


2%. He earned $200 in interest. How long was
the money invested?

Course 3
6-7 More Applications of Percents
Additional Example 3: Computing Total Savings
John’s parents deposited $1000 into a savings
account as a college fund when he was born.
How much will John have in this account after
18 years at a yearly simple interest rate of
3.25%?

Course 3
6-7 More Applications of Percents
Check It Out: Example 3
Bertha deposited $1000 into a retirement
account when she was 18. How much will
Bertha have in this account after 50 years at a
yearly simple interest rate of 7.5%?

Course 3
6-7 More Applications of Percents
Additional Example 4: Finding the Rate of Interest

Mr. Johnson borrowed $8000 for 4 years to


make home improvements. If he repaid a total
of $10,320, at what interest rate did he
borrow the money?

Course 3
6-7 More Applications of Percents
Check It Out: Example 4

Mr. Mogi borrowed $9000 for 10 years to


make home improvements. If he repaid a total
of $20,000 at what interest rate did he borrow
the money?

Course 3
6-7 More Applications of Percents
Lesson Quiz: Part I

1. A bank is offering 2.5% simple interest on a savings


account. If you deposit $5000, how much interest
will you earn in one year?

2. Joshua borrowed $1000 from his friend and paid


him back $1050 in six months. What simple annual
interest did Joshua pay his friend?

Course 3
6-7 More Applications of Percents
Lesson Quiz: Part II

3. The Hemmings borrowed $3000 for home


improvements. They repaid the loan and $600 in
simple interest four years later. What simple annual
interest rate did they pay?

4. Mr. Berry had $120,000 in a retirement account.


The account paid 4.25% simple interest. How much
money was in the account at the end of 10 years?

Course 3

You might also like