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Simple Interest, SMB-023

Jevin has a bank account that pays him simple interest.

The bank statement below shows the transactions on Jevin’s account for the month of July.
  

  1. What amount, in dollars, did Jevin deposit in cash on 11 July?  (1 mark)

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Interest for this account is calculated on the minimum monthly balance at a rate of 3.0% per annum.

  1. Calculate the interest for July, correct to the nearest cent.  (2 marks)

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  1. `$620`
  2. `$15.30`
Show Worked Solution
a.    `text(Deposit)` `= 6870.67-6250.67`
    `= $620`

 

b.   `text(Minimum Balance) = $6120.86`

`I` `=Prn`
  `= 6120.86 xx 3/100 xx 1/12`
  `= 15.302…`
  `= $15.30`

Filed Under: Simple Interest Tagged With: num-title-ct-corea, smc-4332-10-Find interest, smc-4332-40-Bank statement

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