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OpenStax, Algebra and Trigonometry 2e §2.3 Models and Applications · Example 1 · Algebra · Inequalities

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Hang borrowed $7,500 from her parents to pay her tuition. In five years, she paid them $1,500 interest in addition to the $7,500 she borrowed. What was the rate of simple interest?

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