Mai invested $7000 in a money-market fund that paid 6.2% simple interest . What was the value of her account at the end of 18 months?
Depends it could be 14812 if they want total value or just the interest would be 7812
The formula of simple interest is: I=PRT
Where:
I stands for Interest
P stands for Price (or Principle Amount)
R stands for Rate
T stands for Time (in years)
I=PRT
=7000×0.062×1.5
(6.2%=\(\frac{6.2}{100}\)=0.062)
(18 months=12 months and 6 months=1.5 year)
=$651
$7000+$651=$7651
By the end of 18 months, Mai has $7651 in her account