Elisa needs money to repair her home air​ conditioner, so she pawns her bicycle. The pawnbroker loans Elisa ​$270. Five days​ later, Elisa gets her bicycle back by paying the pawnbroker ​$275.25. What annual simple interest rate did the pawnbroker charge​ Elisa? Assume 360 days in a year. The pawnbroker charged Elisa a simple interest rate of nothing​%

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Elisa needs money to repair her home air​ conditioner, so she pawns her bicycle. The pawnbroker loans Elisa
​$270.
Five
days​ later, Elisa gets her bicycle back by paying the pawnbroker
​$275.25.
What annual simple interest rate did the pawnbroker charge​ Elisa? Assume
360
days in a year.
The pawnbroker charged Elisa a simple interest rate of
nothing​%
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