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| Question 769299:  You need $400 badly, and decide to write a check at a check cashing place to get that money. Assuming you much write the check for $500 to get the $400 in cash, and the check will be cashed in 2 weeks, what simple interest rate did you just pay? Assume 52 weeks in a year for this problem
 Answer by Alan3354(69443)
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You can put this solution on YOUR website! You need $400 badly, and decide to write a check at a check cashing place to get that money. Assuming you much write the check for $500 to get the $400 in cash, and the check will be cashed in 2 weeks, what simple interest rate did you just pay? Assume 52 weeks in a year for this problem -------------
 $100 interest on $400 = 25%
 25% for 2 weeks x26 --> 650% interest/year
 
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