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Carin opened a money market account with a deposit of $3,000. This account earns 2% simple interest annually. How many years will it take fo
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Carin opened a money market account with a deposit of $3,000. This account earns 2% simple interest annually. How many years will it take for her $3,000 deposit to earn $430 in interest, assuming she does not withdraw any of the money?
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2021-07-27T11:31:15+00:00
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Answer:
The correct answer is – 7.166 years
Step-by-step explanation:
Given:
principle amount: 3000
rate of interest: 2%
time?
Interent to get: 430
Formula:
I = P*t*r/100
here p = principle
I = interest
r = rate of intrest and t = time
Solution putting value and deriving Time as formula:
(3000*2*t)/100 = 430
t = 43000/3000*2
= 7.166 years.