Simple-Interest
Simple-Interest
SIMPLE
INTEREST
Applications
LOANS, RETURN ON AN
INVESTMENT, AND DURATION AT
AN INVESTMENT
Getting ready
A. EXPRESS EACH AS A DECIMAL
1. 12%
2. 3%
3. 3 ½%
4. 10.5%
5. 200%
6. 0.75%
1. What percent of 24 is 12?
2. What is 25% of 108?
3. 48 is what percent of 60?
Simple Interest
IS CHARGED ONLY ON THE LOAN AMOUNT CALLED
THE PRINCIPAL. THUS, INTEREST ON THE
INTEREST PREVIOUSLY EARN IS NOT INCLUDED.
SIMPLE INTEREST IS CALCULATED BY MULTIPLYING
THE PRINCIPAL BY THE RATE OF INTEREST BY THE
NUMBER OF PAYMENT PERIODS IN A YEAR.
Simple interest
I = PRT
WHERE I = INTEREST, P = PRINCIPAL,
R = RATE OF INTEREST, AND T = TIME OR
TERM IN YEARS OR FRACTION OF A YEAR.
Maturity value or
(Amount of Balance)
A = P + I, A = P + PRT, OR A = P(I + RT)