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Background Info: Tom finds a second personal loan option. This loan would also require him to repay the principal in one lump sum after three years.

Loan Option B

Principal: $9,000

Type of Interest: Compound Interest

Interest Rate: 8%

Rate of Accrual: Once per year

Use the formula for annual compound interest.

A = P (1 + StartFraction r Over n EndFraction)nt

Remember, A refers to the total amount owed.

Calculate the total amount that Tom would repay.

$10,337
$11,337
$12,337
$13,337

User Apflieger
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Answer:

option B

Step-by-step explanation:

User Jason Krs
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Answer: $11,337

Step-by-step explanation:

Given formula for annual compound interest.:


A=P(1+(r)/(n))^(nt)

Given: Principal(P): $9,000

Type of Interest: Compound Interest

Interest Rate(r): 8% = 0.08 [In decimal]

Rate of Accrual: Once per year , i.e. n=1

Time (t)= 3 years

Put all the values in the above formula , we get


A=9000(1+(0.08)/(1))^(1*3)\\\\=9000\left(1.08\right)^(3)\\\\= 9000(1.259712)\\\\\approx\$11,337

Hence, the total amount that Tom would repay : $11,337

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