QuestionYolanda deposited \$1000 at 2% and \$3000 at 7%. Find total interest earned in 1 year and percent interest on total.
(a) Total interest: \$\square
(b) Percent interest: \%
Studdy Solution
STEP 1
Assumptions1. Yolanda deposited 3000 into an account with a7% annual interest rate3. No withdrawals were made from either account within the year4. The interest is calculated as a one-time payment at the end of the year, not compounded monthly
STEP 2
First, we need to find the interest earned from each account. We can do this by multiplying the deposited amount by the interest rate for each account.
STEP 3
Now, plug in the given values for the deposited amount and interest rate to calculate the interest for the first account.
STEP 4
Convert the percentage to a decimal value.
STEP 5
Calculate the interest amount for the first account.
STEP 6
Repeat the process for the second account.
STEP 7
Convert the percentage to a decimal value.
STEP 8
Calculate the interest amount for the second account.
STEP 9
Now that we have the interest amounts for both accounts, we can add them together to find the total interest earned.
STEP 10
Plug in the values for the interest from both accounts to calculate the total interest.
STEP 11
Calculate the total interest amount.
The total interest earned at the end of year is $230.
STEP 12
To find the percent interest for the total deposited, we first need to find the total amount deposited. This is the sum of the amounts deposited into both accounts.
STEP 13
Plug in the values for the amounts deposited into both accounts to calculate the total deposited.
STEP 14
Calculate the total deposited amount.
STEP 15
Now that we have the total deposited and the total interest, we can calculate the percent interest for the total deposited. This is the total interest divided by the total deposited, then multiplied by100 to convert it to a percentage.
STEP 16
Plug in the values for the total interest and the total deposited to calculate the percent interest.
STEP 17
Calculate the percent interest.
The percent interest for the total deposited is5.75%.
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