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If a person invests $\$ 500$ at $2 \%$ simple interest for 4 yr, how much interest $$\text { is earned? }$$
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The formula for simple interest is I = PRT, where I is the interest, P is the principal amount (the initial amount of money), R is the rate of interest, and T is the time the money is invested for. Show more…
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