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Edward deposited 9,000 into a savings account 2years ago tthe simple interest is 2% how much money did edward earn in intrest

User Vicrion
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We just need to use the simple interest formula:


I=PV\cdot r\cdot t

Where:

I = Interest

PV = Principal or initial investment = 9000

r = interest rate = 0.02

t = time = 2


\begin{gathered} I=9000*0.02*2 \\ I=360 \end{gathered}

$360

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