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Ethan puts $1200 into a Certificate of Deposit (CD) account that earns 2.1% interest each year. What will be the interest of the CD account earned after 5 years? Round to the nearest cent (hundredths place).

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Answer:

126

Explanation:

1200 x .021=25.20 interest per year

25.20x5=126

assumes no compounding

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