SOLUTION: Ryan deposits $300 into an account that pays simple interest at a rate of 4% per year. How much interest will he be paid in the first 5 years? braydenkirk2015@gmail.

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Question 1017633: Ryan deposits
$300
into an account that pays simple interest at a rate of
4%
per year. How much interest will he be paid in the first
5
years?
braydenkirk2015@gmail.com

Answer by fractalier(6550)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Simple interest is found by
I = Prt
Here P = $300, r = 0.04, and t = 5 years. Now plug in and get
I = 300*.04*5 = $60 interest

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