Simple Interest Quiz 18 (10 MCQs)

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1. Interest is .....
2. Sarah has $ 70 in a savings account that earns 10 % interest per year. The interest is not compounded. How much interest will she earn in 1 year? Use the formula i = prt, where i is the interest earned, p is the principal (starting amount), r is the interest rate expressed as a decimal, and t is the time in years.
3. Iris has earned $ 813 in interest on her investment. 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. $ 1,806B. $ 2,282C. $ 3138D. $ 3945
4. Robert deposits $ 3,000 into his savings account at Wells Fargo which earns him 8%. What is the total amount he has after two years?
5. Jacob invested $ 400 into a savings account that earned simple interest at a rate of 1.25%. He plans to keep it in the account for the next 10 years. How much interest would he gain in the account after 10 years?
6. What does the "p" in the interest form stand for?
7. Clint earned $ 1,155 in interest from his simple interest account over the last 5 years. The account pays 1.25% interest annually. How much did Clint originally deposit in his account?
8. Sam borrowed $ 4,500 for 2 years and had to pay $ 630 simple interest at the end of that time. What rate of interest did he pay?
9. Calculate the simple interest on a loan of $ 3300 at 11% per annum.
10. Find the simple interest earned when the principal is N400 at a rate of 3% held in the bank for 2 years.