Questions from Financial Algebra


Q: Stephanie signed up for a direct deposit transfer into her savings account

Stephanie signed up for a direct deposit transfer into her savings account from her checking account. Every month $150 is withdrawn from her checking account. The interest in this account is at 1.6%,...

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Q: A car is originally worth $34,450. It takes

A car is originally worth $34,450. It takes 13 years for this car to totally depreciate. a. Write the straight line depreciation equation for this situation. b. How long will it take for the car to...

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Q: Jazmine needs $30,000 to pay off a loan at

Jazmine needs $30,000 to pay off a loan at the end of 5 years. How much must she deposit monthly into a savings account that yields 1.15% interest, compounded monthly?

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Q: Use a table of increasing values of x to find each of

Use a table of increasing values of x to find each of the following limits. If no limit exists, say the limit is undefined.

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Q: Tom wants to have $50,000 saved sometime in the

Tom wants to have $50,000 saved sometime in the future. How much must he deposit every month into an account that pays 1.45% interest, compounded monthly? Use a graphing calculator to graph the presen...

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Q: Dennis won $96,000 in a lottery. He decided

Dennis won $96,000 in a lottery. He decided to deposit the money into an account that pays 1.8% interest, compounded monthly. When the balance reaches $120,000, he plans to buy a beach cottage. How lo...

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Q: Ellen wants to make quarterly deposits of $1000 into a savings

Ellen wants to make quarterly deposits of $1000 into a savings account that offers 1.4% interest compounded quarterly. How long will it take for the balance to grow to $15,000?

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Q: You own k shares of a stock that is selling for x

You own k shares of a stock that is selling for x dollars per share. The quarterly dividend is y dollars per share. a. Express the annual dividend for one share algebraically. b. Express the annual di...

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Q: Dani deposited $20,000 into an account that compounds interest

Dani deposited $20,000 into an account that compounds interest monthly at a rate of 1.26%. His plan is to use the account to make direct withdrawals each month of $800 to pay his rent. How many months...

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Q: There are billions of credit cards in use today. Imagine a

There are billions of credit cards in use today. Imagine a pile of 1.5 billion credit cards. How far would they stretch end-to-end? 1. A credit card’s length is 85.6 mm. Convert this length to inches...

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