Questions from Financial Algebra


Q: Kevin has x dollars in an account that pays 2.2

Kevin has x dollars in an account that pays 2.2% interest, compounded quarterly. Express his balance after one quarter in an algebraic formula.

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Q: A bank offers a $25,000 loan at an interest

A bank offers a $25,000 loan at an interest rate of 7.7% that can be paid back over 2–10 years. a. Write the monthly payment formula for this loan situation. Let t represent the number of years from...

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Q: Jennifer wants to borrow $20,000. Her bank offers

Jennifer wants to borrow $20,000. Her bank offers a 7.1% interest rate. She can afford $500 a month for loan payments. What should be the length of her loan to the nearest tenth of a year?

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Q: Louis wants to take out a $14,000 loan with

Louis wants to take out a $14,000 loan with a 6.8% APR. He can afford to pay no more than $400 per month for loan payments. What would be the length of his loan? Round to the nearest tenth of a year....

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Q: Use your answer and the loan information from Exercise 8 to determine

Use your answer and the loan information from Exercise 8 to determine what effect a $50 decrease in Louis’s monthly payment would have on the length of his loan. Exercise 8: Louis wants to take out...

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Q: Dave wants to borrow $22,000 from First Finance Bank

Dave wants to borrow $22,000 from First Finance Bank. The bank will give him a 15-year loan at an interest rate of 4.85%. How much will he pay the bank in interest over the life of the loan? Round to...

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Q: A company produces a security device known as Toejack. Toejack is

A company produces a security device known as Toejack. Toejack is a computer chip that parents insert between the toes of a child, so parents can track the child’s location at any time using an online...

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Q: Steve’s SUV has a 17-gallon gas tank. The SUV

Steve’s SUV has a 17-gallon gas tank. The SUV gets an estimated 24 miles per gallon. Approximately how far can the SUV run on half a tank of gas?

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Q: On May 29, Rocky had an opening balance of x dollars

On May 29, Rocky had an opening balance of x dollars in an account that pays 1.3% interest, compounded daily. He deposits y dollars. Express his ending balance on May 30 algebraically.

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Q: Linda has d dollars in an account that pays 1.4

Linda has d dollars in an account that pays 1.4% interest, compounded weekly. She withdraws w dollars. Express her first week’s interest algebraically.

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