OpenStax, Prealgebra 2e §6.4 Solve Simple Interest Applications · Try It 9 · Algebra · Algebra word problems

Solve Simple Interest Applications · Try It 9

Jim lent his sister $\$ \text{5},\text{000} $t o h e l p h er b u y ah o u se . I n$ 3 $y e a r s, s h e p ai d him t h e$ $\text{5},\text{000}, $pl u s$ $\text{900}$ interest. What was the rate of interest?

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