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An investment of $5000 earns $6000 simple interest in 12 years. Calculate the interest rate.
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Answer:

10%

Step-by-step explanation:

To solve this problem we can use a modified version of the simple interest formula which is shown below:

[tex]r=\frac{I}{Pt}[/tex]

I = interest amount

P = principal amount

t = time (years)

Lets plug in the values:

[tex]r=\frac{6000}{(5000)(12)}[/tex]

[tex]r=0.1[/tex]

The last step is to convert 0.1 into a percent:

0.1(100) = 10

The interest rate is 10%