Questions from Financial Algebra


Q: Ricky took out a $268,000, 30-year

Ricky took out a $268,000, 30-year mortgage at an APR of 4.34%. a. What is the monthly payment to the nearest cent? b. What will be his total interest charges after 30 years, to the nearest thousand...

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Q: Joanne and Matt have been approved for a $350,000

Joanne and Matt have been approved for a $350,000, 15-year mortgage with an APR of 4.25%. Using the mortgage and interest formulas, set up a 2-month amortization table with the following headings and...

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Q: Use the spreadsheets from Sections 7-4 and 7-6

Use the spreadsheets from Sections 7-4 and 7-6 to compare the following two situations after an 8-year period.

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Q: Adam is taking out a $197,000 mortgage. His

Adam is taking out a $197,000 mortgage. His bank offers him an APR of 4.45%. He wants to compare monthly payments on 20- and 30-year mortgages. Find, to the nearest $10, the difference in the monthly...

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Q: Eduardo owns a co-op. This year his monthly maintenance

Eduardo owns a co-op. This year his monthly maintenance fee is m dollars. Twenty-seven percent of this fee pays for Eduardo’s property taxes and 11% pays for the mortgage on the entire development. Bo...

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Q: A gazebo in the shape of a regular decagon (10 sides

A gazebo in the shape of a regular decagon (10 sides) has side length s and apothem a. Express the area of the floor A, algebraically.

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Q: Miles would like to open up a CD that has an interest

Miles would like to open up a CD that has an interest rate of 2.4% compounded monthly. His initial deposit is $5,000. How long does he have to keep the money in this account in order to have a balance...

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Q: Brianna just signed a lease on a rental apartment. The current

Brianna just signed a lease on a rental apartment. The current rent is $1,330 per month, and she estimates a 6% increase each year. Use her estimate to predict the sum of the next 5 years’ worth of mo...

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Q: The Bricely family borrowed $176,000 from Glen Bank several

The Bricely family borrowed $176,000 from Glen Bank several years ago when they bought their co-op for $246,000. The price dropped d dollars since they bought it. After making years of payments and pa...

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Q: The Maxwell family took out a $275,000, 20

The Maxwell family took out a $275,000, 20-year mortgage at an APR of 4.1%. The assessed value of their house is $9,400. Keep in mind that assessed value is the value used for property tax purposes, a...

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