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A Lifetime of Savings
Sometimes people who seem to lead what would be considered an ordinary life do extraordinary things. Such was the case with Oseola McCarty, who donated a large sum of money for a university scholarship fund in her name. Oseala lived her...
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The Bank Account
Your algebra learners become bankers for a day as they explore compounding interest and the formula used to calculate the balance in a savings account. Questions guide the learners as they analyze the formula's parts and their connection...
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Integrated Algebra Practice: Exponential Growth
For this exponential growth worksheet, learners solve 10 multiple choice and short answer problems. Students find the interest of an amount of money given the rate, time, and times compounded.
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The Business of Interest
Students explore the concept of simple and compound interest. In this interest instructional activity, students discuss how interest works on a loan. Students calculate simple and compound interest on loans of fictitious characters...