You deposit $750 into a bank account. The bank pays a simple interest rate of 3%. How much interest have you earned
after three years?

Respuesta :

Answer:

You have earned $67.50

Step-by-step explanation:

Since we are working with simple interest, we will use this formula:

[tex]I=Prt[/tex],

where P represents the principal amount (your deposit), r represents the rate as a decimal, and t represents the time in years. First, we need to rewrite our interest as a decimal by dividing 3% by 100:

[tex]3\div 100 = 0.03[/tex]

Now, we also know the values of P and t from the problem:

[tex]P=750\\r=0.03\\t=3[/tex]

We can substitute those values into the formula:

[tex]I=750(0.03)(3)\\I=67.5[/tex]

In context, that means you earned $67.50 in interest.