document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=200371>Question 200371</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Amount of an investment. The amount of an investment<BR>\n" );
document.write( "of P dollars for t years at simple interest rate r is given by<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A = P + Prt.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a) Rewrite this formula by factoring out the greatest<BR>\n" );
document.write( "common factor on the right-hand side.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b) Find A if $8300 is invested for 3 years at a simple<BR>\n" );
document.write( "interest rate of 15%. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "of P dollars for t years at simple interest rate r is given by<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A = P + Prt.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a) Rewrite this formula by factoring out the greatest<BR>\n" );
document.write( "common factor on the right-hand side.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A = P + Prt<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Factoring out a P:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A = P(1 + rt)<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b) Find A if $8300 is invested for 3 years at a simple<BR>\n" );
document.write( "interest rate of 15%.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A = P(1 + rt)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A = 8300(1 + .15(3))<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A = 8300(1 + .45)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A = 8300(1.45)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A = $12035<BR>\n" );
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