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1. Jim opens a savings account with $22,500. His account pays 3.5% simple interest. At the end of 5.5 years, Jim closes the account. How much interest does he earn? What is the total value of his account when he closes it?

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Answer:

$27186.57

Explanation:

Formula: start(interest)^time

First, we need to calculate the interest which in this case would be 1.035 (1+(3.5/100)) since it is increasing 3.5% each year. Then we can just plug the values into the formula to get:

22,500(1.035)^5.5 = 27186.57

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