document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1135653>Question 1135653</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">  Tom found a certificate of deposit that paid 5.5% interest per year if you put 25,000 in this CD and leaves it in the bank for four years how much interest did he earn? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Re-post, making it clear what the problem is.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1) Are YOU putting the money in the CD, or is Tom?  If YOU are -- as the statement of the problem says -- then YOU earn whatever interest there is; Tom earns none.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2) The wording \"5.5% interest per year\" SUGGESTS simple interest rather than compound interest; but we don't know for sure.  Specify simple or compound interest. </SPAN>\n" );
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