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Tammy opened a credit card with a 19% simple interest rate to purchase a $879 laptop. If she pays off the laptop in 18 months, how much will
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Tammy opened a credit card with a 19% simple interest rate to purchase a $879 laptop. If she pays off the laptop in 18 months, how much will she have paid in total?
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2021-09-02T11:47:32+00:00
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Answer:
$1146.216
Step-by-step explanation:
Given data
Principal= $879
Rate= 19%
Time = 18months= 1.6 years
The expression for the simple interest is
A=P(1+rt)
substitute
A=879(1+0.19*1.6)
A= 897(1+0.304)
A= 879*(1.304)
A= $1146.216
Hence the amount to be paid is $1146.216