Question

Darryl deposits $1,500 into a savings account that has a simple interest rate of 2. 7%. Lori deposits $1,400 into a savings account that has a simple interest rate of 3. 8%. If no other transactions are made, who will have more money in their account after 10 years? How much more?.

Answer 1

Lori will make $27.00 more.
Explanation:
The formula to calculate simple interest is
A = P(1+rt)
P = Principal amount
r = rate of interest ( in decimal )
t = time
First we calculate Darryl's deposit, so put the values in the formula
A = 1,500(1 + 0.027×10)
A = 1,500 ( 1+0.27 )
A = 1,500 × 1.27
A = $1905
Now we will calculate Lori's deposit
A = 1,400 ( 1 + 0.038 × 10 )
A = 1,400 ( 1 + 0.38 )
A = 1,400 × 1.38
A = $1,932
Lori will make money after 10 years = $1,932
Darryl will make money after 10 years = $1905
so Lori will make more than Darryl, the difference will be = 1,932 - 1,905 = $27
After 10 years Lori will have make $27.00 more in their account.