Question

Principal: $12,000

Time: 3 years

Interest rate: 15%

In this situation, simple interest is calculated yearly.

How much interest was earned?

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Answer 1

Answer: $5400

Explanation:

The formula to calculate simple interest is principal times rate times time.

Simple interest - P x R x T

In this case, the principal would be $12,000, the time would be 3 years, and the interest rate would be 0.15, so to calculate the interest, we would multiply 12,000 x 3 x 0.15.

P = $12,000

T = 3 years

Interest rate = 15% which is 0.15

Now, we multiply.

12,000 x 3 x 0.15 = $5,400