Question 971992: What is the principal:
Rate at 12%
Time is 2 months
Simple interest is $960
Answer by Theo(13342)   (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! your percent rate is assumed to be your annual percent rate.
the monthly rate percent is 12% / 12 = 1 percent per month.
the monthly rate is the percent divided by 100 = 1/100 = .01
your time is 2 months.
your simple interest is $960.
formula for simple interest is i = p * r * n
i is the interest
p is the principal
r is the interest rate per time period
n is the number of time periods.
in your problem, you have:
i = 960
p = what you want to find.
r = .01 per month.
n = 2 months
your formula becomes:
960 = p * .01 * 2
solve for p to get p = 960 / (.01 * 2) = 48,000
your principal is 48,000
your interest rate is .01 per month.
your number of months is 2
your interest is 48,000 * .01 * 2 = 960
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