SOLUTION: For Adam's tenth birthday, his grandparents opened a savings account in his name. They made an initial deposit of $750. During the year, Adam made no additional deposits and no wit

Question 516585: For Adam's tenth birthday, his grandparents opened a savings account in his name. They made an initial deposit of $750. During the year, Adam made no additional deposits and no withdrawals. At the end of the first year, Adam's money had earned $26.25. Use the formula I = Prt, where I is the amount of interest earned, P is the principal, or the original amount deposited, r is the interest rate, and t is the time for which the money is invested to determine what the interest rate is on his savings account.
I know the equations but forgot the steps, can you walk me through it?
Here is my work so far: $26.25= 750r12
I used 12 in order to replace the 365 days ( 12 months)
What do I do now since the r is in the middle?
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
For Adam's tenth birthday, his grandparents opened a savings account in his name. They made an initial deposit of $750. During the year, Adam made no additional deposits and no withdrawals. At the end of the first year, Adam's money had earned $26.25. Use the formula I = Prt, where I is the amount of interest earned, P is the principal, or the original amount deposited, r is the interest rate, and t is the time for which the money is invested to determine what the interest rate is on his savings account.
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I = P*r*t
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Note: The "r" is an annual rate
The t is stated in years.
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26.25 = 750*r*1
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r = 26.25/750
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rate = 0.035 = 3.5%
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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