Calculate (a) the interest payable and (b) the total amount owing on the following deposits at simple interest.  300 borrowed for 5 years at 8% p.a.  (ii)1000 invested for 4 years at 9.5% p.a.  50 borrowed for 2 years at 18% p.a.  2500 invested for 6 months at 8.75% p.a. (T = 0.5 years)  45 000 borrowed for 2 weeks at 15.5% p.a.

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Calculate (a) the interest payable and (b) the total amount owing on the following
deposits at simple interest.
 300 borrowed for 5 years at 8% p.a.
 (ii)1000 invested for 4 years at 9.5% p.a.
 50 borrowed for 2 years at 18% p.a.
 2500 invested for 6 months at 8.75% p.a. (T = 0.5 years)
 45 000 borrowed for 2 weeks at 15.5% p.a.

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The following questions relate to simple interest.
2.
What is the actual rate of interest if £4000 deposited for 3 years attracts interest of
£1440?
3.
For how long would £500 have to be left in an account paying 4% interest p.a. to
give a balance of £600 ?
4.
A school's rich benefactor wants to deposit a certain sum in an account paying
interest at 10.5% so that it will produce interest of £1200 per year, to pay for
scholarships. How much should she deposit?
5.
A boy borrows £1.00 from his sister and promises to pay back £1.10 a week later.
What is this as an annual rate of interest?
6.
For how long should a depositor leave a sum in a 6.25% p.a. savings account in
order to earn the same amount in interest, assuming the interest is withdrawn each
year?
Transcribed Image Text:The following questions relate to simple interest. 2. What is the actual rate of interest if £4000 deposited for 3 years attracts interest of £1440? 3. For how long would £500 have to be left in an account paying 4% interest p.a. to give a balance of £600 ? 4. A school's rich benefactor wants to deposit a certain sum in an account paying interest at 10.5% so that it will produce interest of £1200 per year, to pay for scholarships. How much should she deposit? 5. A boy borrows £1.00 from his sister and promises to pay back £1.10 a week later. What is this as an annual rate of interest? 6. For how long should a depositor leave a sum in a 6.25% p.a. savings account in order to earn the same amount in interest, assuming the interest is withdrawn each year?
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