24. Investment An advertisement for a bank states that vou can earn $50 interest in one year by investing in a savings account that earns 4% interest. Use the simple interest formula I = Prt, where / is the interest on an investment of P dollars at an interest rate r for t years. a. Which variable should you solve for to find the amount of money you need to invest to earn the $50 in interest? b. Solve the simple interest equation for the variable you identified in part (a). C. How much money do you need to invest?

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Chapter7: Percents
Section7.7: Simple And Compound Interest
Problem 20E
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year by investing in a savings account that earns 4% interest. Use the simple interest
formula I= Prt, where I is the interest on an investment of P dollars at an interest
rate r for t years.
a. Which variable should vou solve for to find the amount of money you need to
invest to earn the $50 in interest?
b. Solve the simple interest equation for the variable you identified in part (a).
C. How much money do you need to invest?
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Chapter 3 Resource Book
Transcribed Image Text:year by investing in a savings account that earns 4% interest. Use the simple interest formula I= Prt, where I is the interest on an investment of P dollars at an interest rate r for t years. a. Which variable should vou solve for to find the amount of money you need to invest to earn the $50 in interest? b. Solve the simple interest equation for the variable you identified in part (a). C. How much money do you need to invest? Algebra 1 Chapter 3 Resource Book
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