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Find the interest: $2,000 starting amount, 5% interest rate, 3 years.

Find the interest: $2,000 starting amount, 5% interest rate, 3 years.-example-1
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Use the given information

Principal=$2,000

Rate=5%=0.05

Time=3

Replace the values


\begin{gathered} I=P\cdot R\cdot T \\ I=2,000\cdot0.05\cdot3 \\ I=300 \end{gathered}

The interest is $300

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