Finding the Exact Simple Interest

by Dane
(Cleveland)

Question
Find the interest amount and maturity value for the following loan:
Principal: $585
Interest rate: 9%
Date borrowed: June 5
Date Repaid: Dec 15
Exact time: 193 days
Answer
In simple terms, the question demands finding the interest amount and maturity value on a principal amount of $585 for 193 days at 9% rate of interest.


STEP 1:
Let us start by finding the amount of interest. The basic formula used to calculate simple interest is:

                                    I = Prt.

Here, P denotes the principal, r represents the rate of interest for one year, and t is the time in years.

STEP 2:
Since the time period is 193 days, we need to convert the number of days into an equivalent number of years. It is a known fact that a year consists of 365 days. This means that we have to divide 193 days by 365 days to get the equivalent number of years.


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Also, it will be desirable to convert the rate of interest to a decimal by dividing it by 100.

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STEP 4:
Our aim next is to find the maturity value. This can be achieved using the formula:
                                S = P(1 + rt).

Since the values of all the variables in the formula are known, we can directly substitute and get the result.


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The maturity value is about $612.85.

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At what rate of simple interest will a principal of AED 142 500 earn AED 2100 in 210 days? Using the exact interest method.

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Janet took out a loan of $50,000 from Bank of America at 8 percent on March 19, 2006 which is due on July 8, 2006. Using exact interest, the amount of Janet's interest cost is:

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