SOLUTION: A loan of $4600 was amde at 7% simple interest. The interest paid was $483. What was the length of the loan? My answer is 1.5 years. thanks for looking it over with me.
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: A loan of $4600 was amde at 7% simple interest. The interest paid was $483. What was the length of the loan? My answer is 1.5 years. thanks for looking it over with me. This question is from textbook Finite math
You can put this solution on YOUR website! A loan of $4600 was amde at 7% simple interest. The interest paid was $483. What was the length of the loan? My answer is 1.5 years. thanks for looking it over with me.
I=prt [Use the equation for simple interest]
(483)=(4600)(.07)(t) [Plug-in the values]
483=322t [Solve for "t"]
483/322=t
1.5=t
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Check by plugging (t=1.5) back into the original equation:
(483)=(4600)(.07)(1.5)
483=483 [Checks out]
