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MsBrains (ms-brains):

I Will medal!! Selena buys several shares of stock at $32 per share and sells them at $28.32 per share. What is the percent of decrease in the price of the stock? a 12.0% b 11.5% <---- c 11.0% d 10.5%

MsBrains (ms-brains):

tell me if I am correct or not

OpenStudy (daniel.ohearn1):

You are correct.

MsBrains (ms-brains):

4. Jack earned $972 in 6 years on an investment at a 3% simple interest rate. How much was Jack’s investment? $174.96 $486 $1944 $5400 <-----

OpenStudy (daniel.ohearn1):

The situation implies that 32 was multiplied by percentage to decrease to 28.32 that percentage must have been 28.32 / 32 or 88.5% which is 11.5% decrease as you say.

MsBrains (ms-brains):

What do you think about this ne ^

OpenStudy (daniel.ohearn1):

right, that's classic simple algebra...

MsBrains (ms-brains):

A $6000 investment earns $690 annual simple interest in one year. What is the annual interest rate? A. 10.5% B. 11% <<---- C. 11.5% D. 12%

OpenStudy (daniel.ohearn1):

.03(6)(x)=972

MsBrains (ms-brains):

What about that one ^^

OpenStudy (daniel.ohearn1):

6000*x= 692 where 692 is the money he got

OpenStudy (daniel.ohearn1):

Is .11 times 6000, 692? No

OpenStudy (daniel.ohearn1):

you know you can convert anything as a percent to a decimal

OpenStudy (daniel.ohearn1):

.11 is 11 hundredths or 11% out of 100%

MsBrains (ms-brains):

11.5% of (6000 US$) = 690 U.S. dollars So 11.5% is correct?

OpenStudy (daniel.ohearn1):

What is 692/6000?

OpenStudy (daniel.ohearn1):

That's your answer by rules of algebra.

MsBrains (ms-brains):

Yeah. cx Thanks

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