You want to put some money in a simple interest account, it pays 8% interest annually for 2 years. You would like to earn $500 in interest How much money do you need to put in?

1 Answer
Nov 1, 2016

$3,125

Explanation:

The formula for simple interest is SI = (PRT)/100
We know all the values except the amount to be invested, P

Re-arrange the formula and substitute the known values:

P = (100xxSI)/(RT) = (100xx500)/(8xx2)

P = $3125

Check:

SI = (3125xx8xx2)/100

=$500