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# Simple interest calculator

Simple interest is calculated only on the initial amount (principal) that you invested.

Example: Suppose you give \$100 to a bank which pays you 5% simple interest at the end of every year. After one year you will have \$105, and after two years you will have \$110. This means that you will not earn an interest on your interest. Your interest payments will be$5 per year no matter how many years the initial sum of money stays in a bank account.

This calculator can be used to solve various types of simple interest problems. The calculator will print easy to understand step-by-step explanation.

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You deposit $12000 into a bank account paying 1.5% simple interest per month. You left the money in for 210 days. Find the interest earned and the amount at the end of those 210 days? solution The interest is$1242.734 and the amount is $13242.734. explanation STEP 1: Convert interest rate of 1.5% per month into rate per year. $$\text{rate per year = rate per month} \cdot 12 = 1.5 \% \cdot 12 = 18 \%$$ STEP 2: Convert 210 days into years. $$\text{ 210 days } = \frac{ 210 }{365} \text{ years} = 0.57534 \text{ years}$$ STEP 3: Find an interest by using the formula$ I = P \cdot i \cdot t $, where I is interest, P is total principal, i is rate of interest per year, and t is total time in years. In this examplee P =$12000, i = 18% and t = 0.57534 years, so

\begin{aligned} I &= P \cdot i \cdot t \\ I &= 12000 \cdot 0.18 \cdot 0.57534 \\ I &= 1242.734 \end{aligned}

STEP 4: Find an amount by using the formula $A = P + I$.

Since P = $12000 and I =$1242.734 we have

\begin{aligned} A &= P + I \\ A &= 12000 + 1242.734 \\ A &= 13242.734 \end{aligned}

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example 1:ex 1:
You deposit $\$ 1000$into a bank account paying$7\,\%$simple interest per year. You left the money in for$3 \text{years}$. Find the interest earned and the amount at the end of those$3 \text{years}$? example 2:ex 2: You deposit$\$12000$ into a bank account paying $1.5\%$ simple interest $\text{per month}$. You left the money in for $210 \text{days}$. Find the interest earned and the amount.
example 3:ex 3:
You deposit some money into a bank account paying $4\%$ simple interest $\text{per year}$. You received $\$72$in interest after$3 \, \text{years}$. How much the deposit (principal) was? example 4:ex 4: You deposit some money into a bank account paying$2\%$simple interest$\text{per 6 months}$. You received$\$15$ in interest after $\text{9 month}$. How much the principal was?
example 5:ex 5:
You deposit $\$1000$into a bank account and received$\$50$ simple interest after $\text{3 months}$. What had been the interest rate?
example 6:ex 6:
You deposit $\$350$into a bank account paying$1.2\%$simple interest$\text{per month}$. If you received$\$9$ as interest, find the time for which the money stayed in the bank.
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