document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1071233>Question 1071233</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Alicia puts $650.00 in a bank account. Each<BR>\n" );
document.write( "year the account earns 7.2% simple interest.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "How much money will be in her bank account<BR>\n" );
document.write( "in six months? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #686158 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39620)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=686158\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> No mention of compounding period, so we really have insufficient information to answer the question.  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If the full year, the interest WOULD be  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=0.072%2A650=46.8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"0.072%2A650=46.8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "But HALF a year instead of full year?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Maybe the rate for the half-year is  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=0.072%2F2=0.036 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"0.072%2F2=0.036\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > or 3.6%;<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and the interest IF IT WERE valid, might be  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=0.036%2A650=highlight_green%2823.4%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"0.036%2A650=highlight_green%2823.4%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. </SPAN>\n" );
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