Elisa needs money to repair her home air​ conditioner, so she pawns her bicycle. The pawnbroker loans Elisa ​$270. Twelve days​ later, Elisa gets her bicycle back by paying the pawnbroker ​$289.80. What annual simple interest rate did the pawnbroker charge​ Elisa? Assume 360 days in a year.

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Elisa needs money to repair her home air​ conditioner, so she pawns her bicycle. The pawnbroker loans Elisa

​$270.
Twelve

days​ later, Elisa gets her bicycle back by paying the pawnbroker

​$289.80.

What annual simple interest rate did the pawnbroker charge​ Elisa? Assume

360

days in a year.

 

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