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THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN COMPOUND INTEREST AND SIMPLE INTEREST AT THE RATE FOR $5000 FOR 2 YEARS IS $72.FIND THE RATE OF INTEREST p.a.?
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THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN COMPOUND INTEREST AND SIMPLE INTEREST AT THE RATE FOR $5000 FOR 2 YEARS IS $72. FIND THE RATE OF INTEREST p.a.?

equation for simple interest is i = n * r * p

equation for compound interest is i = p * (1+ r)^n - p

you are being told that the difference between them after 2 years is equal to 72.

replace what you know in both equations.

i = n * r * p becomes i = 2 * r * 5000

i = p * (1 + r)^n - p becomes i = 5000 * (1 + r)^2 - 5000

the difference between them is 72.
compound interest will be greater than simple interest.
the equation you now want to solve is:

5000 * (1 + r)^2 - 5000 - (2 * r * 5000) = 72

you need to use this equation to solve for r.

simplify the equation to get:

5000 * (1 + r)^2 - 5000 - 10000 * r = 72

since (1 + r)^2 = r^2 + 2r + 1, then your equation becomes:

5000 * (r^2 + 2r + 1) - 5000 - 10000 * r = 72

distribute the multiplication to get:

5000 * r^2 + 10000 * r + 5000 - 5000 - 10000 * r = 72

combine like terms to get:

5000 * r^2 = 72

divide both sides of this equation by 5000 to get:

r^2 = 72 / 5000

take the square root of both sides of this equation to get:

r = plus or minus sqrt(72/5000) = .12

your interest rate is 12%.

with simple interest, i = n * r * p becomes i = 2 * .12 * 5000 which becomes i = 1200

with compound interest, i = p * (1 + r)^n - p becomes i = 5000 * (1.12)^2 - 5000 which becomes i = 6272 - 5000 which becomes i = 1272.

the difference between them is 1272 - 1200 = 72.

the solution is that r = .12 and it is confirmed to be good.