Question 1202830:  The monthly payments on a 10-year loan of $25,000 at 5.2% interest are $267.61. 
(a) What is the total amount paid over the 10 years? 
$
 
(b) What is the total amount of interest paid? 
$ 
 Answer by ikleyn(52903)      (Show Source): 
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The monthly payments on a 10-year loan of $25,000 at 5.2% interest are $267.61. 
(a) What is the total amount paid over the 10 years? 
(b) What is the total amount of interest paid? 
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        It is an  ENTERTAINMENT  type problem :  
        to solve it,  you should not make complicated computations.
 
 
 
(a)  To answer (a), simply multiply $267.61 by 10*12 months to get
          Paid total = 10*12*267.61 = 32113.20 dollars.
(b)  To answer (b), simply subtract $25,000 from 32113.20 dollars to get
          total amount of interest paid = 32113.20 - 25000 = 7113.20 dollars.
 
 
Solved,  answered and explained with minimum calculations.
 
 
Have fun and smile.    Nice joke problem.
 
 
 
 
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