SOLUTION: A bank says you can double your money in 8 years if you put $2,000 in a simple interest account. What annual interest rate does the bank pay?

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Question 1023058: A bank says you can double your money in 8 years if you put $2,000 in a simple interest account. What annual interest rate does the bank pay?
Found 2 solutions by josmiceli, MathTherapy:
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let +A+ = amount in bank account
after 1 yr
Let +r+ = interest rate needed
+A+=+2000+%2B+r%2A2000+
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The bank says +A+=+4000+ ( double +2000+ )
+4000+=+2000+%2B+r%2A2000+
+r%2A2000+=+2000+
+r+=+1+
This is 100% interest rate

Answer by MathTherapy(10551) About Me  (Show Source):
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A bank says you can double your money in 8 years if you put $2,000 in a simple interest account. What annual interest rate does the bank pay?
Interest rate: highlight_green%28matrix%281%2C2%2C+12.5%2C+%22%25%22%29%29