Rita deposits $200 in to an account that pays simple interest at a rate of 5% per year. How much interest will she be paid in 5 years?

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Rita deposits $200 in to an account that pays simple interest at a rate of 5% per year.  How much interest will she be paid in 5 years?

anonymous · Answer

200 bucks 5% of that is 5 dollars 5x5 = 25 dollars in 5 years

anonymous · Answer

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anonymous · Answer

its 50 dollars

anonymous · Answer

200 dollars 10%= 20 dollars divide that by 2 to get 10 dollars 10 times 5 = 50

anonymous · Answer

Okay, thank you! Do you have time to answer this?  Greg runs 4 miles in 30 minutes; how many miles will he run in 72 minutes at the same rate?

anonymous · Answer

gimmie a sec

anonymous · Answer

Okay, thanks!

anonymous · Answer

ok so its 7.5 mins per mile
72/7.5 = 9.6 miles in 72 mins

anonymous · Answer

Okay, cool thank you , I am so bad at math, it is not my area of expertise what so ever!!!

anonymous · Answer

im bad at geometry thats about it lol anything else is pretty easy

anonymous · Answer

I am kind of good at that one!!! LOL Everything else I am a blonde pertaining to math!

anonymous · Answer

are u really good at geometry i actually need help lol

anonymous · Answer

It depends, I am not tutor worthy necessarily, lol!!!

anonymous · Answer

do u know how to find volume surface area and lateral area of shapes?

anonymous · Answer

well pyramids

anonymous · Answer

I would not want to give you wrong answers, I am not that confident in myself with it!  Surface area has to be multiplied!

anonymous · Answer

do you need anymroe help with anymore answers

anonymous · Answer

Yes, I do!  A desk was on sale for $374 which is 15% less than regular price.  What is the regular price? I was trying to multiply 374 by .15 and adding the difference to the 374 but I am not sure if it is correct! Which is 430.1?

dan815 · Answer

bryan

anonymous · Answer

yea?

dan815 · Answer

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