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OpenStudy (anonymous):

WILL MEDAL HELP!ben bought a new car and took out a loan for $20,000 with a monthly interest of 0.5%. If ben pays $100 per month , will Ben ever pay the balance off?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

what u think

OpenStudy (anonymous):

the answer is

OpenStudy (anonymous):

not quite sure.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

that doesnt make sense @heavenfun13

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yeah, i get that, but it would be 10,000

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i did.

OpenStudy (dtan5457):

Ok, @heavenfun13 got the right idea, but wrote it wrong.

OpenStudy (dtan5457):

0.5% interest is NOT 50% interest or aka he's paying $10000 a month

OpenStudy (dtan5457):

0.5% interest in this case is termed as 0.005%

OpenStudy (dtan5457):

out of 100%

OpenStudy (dtan5457):

0.005% times 20000=$100 if he pays $100 a month. he will NEVER pay this off.

OpenStudy (dtan5457):

As the interest is the same amount he's paying

OpenStudy (dtan5457):

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