document.write( "Question 1176673: To borrow money, you pawn your guitar. Based on the value of the guitar, the pawnbroker loans you $840. One month later, you get the guitar back by paying the pawnbroker $1472. What annual interest rate did you pay?\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #803973 by Theo(13342)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! he gives you 840. \n" ); document.write( "one month later, you pay him 1472.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "the interest charge for one month was 1472 - 840 = 632.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "if that was the interest charge for one month, then the interest charge for one year would have been 632 * 12 = 7584.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "the interest rate for one month was 632 / 840 = .7523809524 = 78.23809524%.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "the interest rate for one year would have been (632 * 12) / 840 = 7584 / 840 = 9.028571429 = 902.9581420%.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |