Compounded Interest Word Problems

Jenny has $20 in a savings account. The interest rate is 5%, compounded annually. To the nearest cent, how much interest will she earn in 2 years?

• $2.05

• $45.79

• $1.99

• $7.51

Lauren has $90 in a savings account. The interest rate is 5%, compounded annually. To the nearest cent, how much will she have in 2 years?

• $99.23

• $21.98

• $56.46

• $9.21

Kelsey deposited $30 in a savings account earning 10% interest, compounded annually. To the nearest cent, how much interest will she earn in 3 years?

• $9.93

• $2.01

• $17.60

• $5.75

Kennedy won $3,000 from a radio contest. If she puts this money in a bank account that earns 2.9% interest compounded quarterly, how much interest will she earn in 10 years?

• $915.59                Rome

• $933.28             Sydney

• $979.81               Dublin

• $1,005.09              Paris

In the compound interest formula A=P(1+r)^t what does the A stand for?

• The amount of interest

• The total amount

• The interest rate

• The time

In the compound interest formula A=P(1+r)^t what does the P stand for?

• The time

• The total amount

• The principal amount (original amount)

• The interest rate

Jacob borrows $500 from Abraham and agrees to have the loan compounded annually for 5 years with an interest rate of 2.5%. How much will the total amount be that Jacob owes?

• $565.70

• $262609.38

• $65.70

• $630.20

Steve deposited $5,000 in a savings account that pays 4% interest compounded annually. Which equation could be used to find the value of the account after 3 years?

• A = 5,000(1 + 4)³

• A = 5,000(1 + 0.04)³

• A = 5,000(1 + 0.4) x 3

• A = 5,000(0.04)³

Olivia would like to buy some new furniture for her home. She decides to buy the furniture on credit with 9.5% interest compounded quarterly. If she spent $7,400, how much total will she have paid after 8 years.

• $15,415.94

• $15,683.28

• $15,927.56

• $16,109.05

Caiden earned $475 from mowing lawns last summer.He deposited this money in an account that pays an interest rate of 3.8% compounded annually. What will be his balance after 15 years?

• $827.52                     (Mr. Williams)       

• $831.10                 (Mrs. Hoch)

• $839.45                    (Mr. Krajunus)

• $846.80                   (Ms. Palombo)