a) ask us to find the discount amount. we can calculate whis using the formula:
Where I is the discounted amount. Then:
(remember that r must be in fraction form, thus we divide the percentage by 100)
I = $423,000 is the answer to a).
Now for b):
The net amount received is the loan minus the discount:
The answer to b) is $517,000
For c)
Using the same formula as a), I = Prt, but now r is the rate we want to find:
I is the discount, P is the real loan (the answer to b) and t is the time,
Then solve: