document.write( "Question 470366: How do you work this problem? and yes I did try to do this before coming here.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"i = $125
\n" ); document.write( "r = 6%
\n" ); document.write( "t = 1
\n" ); document.write( "Find p.\"\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #322623 by sofiyac(983)\"\" \"About 
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I=prt
\n" ); document.write( "plug everything in and solve for p
\n" ); document.write( "125=p(0.06)*1 (6% gets divided by 100 in order to convert percent to a number)
\n" ); document.write( "125=0.06p divide each side by 0.06
\n" ); document.write( "2083.33=p
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