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Find the simple interest on a loan of $34,500 at 6.9% interest for 11 months

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User Jberrio
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Answer:

$2182.13

Explanation:

Simple interest (I) is calculated as

I =
(PRT)/(100) ( P is principal, R is rate of interest, T is time in years )

Here P = $34,500 , R = 6.9 and T =
(11)/(12) , then

I =
(34500(6.9)((11)/(12)) )/(100)

= 345 × 6.9 ×
(11)/(12)

= $2182.13

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