document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1097475>Question 1097475</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> becky put $6000 in a savings account for 6 years. at the end of that time the account has earned $2340 in interest. what annual interest rate did the account earn?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #711942 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=greenestamps><B>greenestamps(13215)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=greenestamps><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=greenestamps><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=711942\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <br>You didn't specify simple or compound interest.  The answers posted so far assume simple interest (although one of the answers used the wrong amount of interest).<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "If it is compound interest compounded annually, then the equation is<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The interest rate r is<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "or about 5.44%. </SPAN>\n" );
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