Council for Economic Education
Calculating Simple Interest
How much is owed? A calculated resource introduces the simple interest formula with a video that describes how to use it. Classmates then show what they know by answering questions within a simple interest worksheet.
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Calculating Simple Interest
Interest can be both a best friend and an enemy...show your learners how it can manifest through this set of 10 word problems. For each, they calculate time, principle, interest, or rate and choose an answer from multiple choice...
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Calculating Simple Interest
In this math worksheet, learners investigate the concept of paying interest on a loan. Students read 10 problems where they look at a picture of something they are going to buy at a certain price and interest rate. Learners calculate the...
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Simple and Compound Interest
Your learners will get lots of practice calculating simple and compound interest by the end of this lesson. Simple explanations and examples lead learners through the concepts and steps of calculating simple and compound interest...
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Simple Interest
In this simple interest activity, students calculate the interest, price, rate, and time for word problems. Students complete 3 problems total.
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Leveled Problem Solving Simple Interest
In this simple interest worksheet, students use leveled problem solving and solve the six problems that contain numbers for simple interest.
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Interest Word Problems
For this interest worksheet, 7th graders solve 10 different problems that include word problems and determining interest rates. First, they determine the principal paid on a certain amount of money borrowed. Then, students determine how...
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Percents
In this percents instructional activity, students solve 5 different problems that include determining various percents. First, they determine the percent of increase in population over a year. Then, students determine the sales tax of a...
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Numbers
In this math worksheet, students complete problems including addition, fractions, percents, word problems, interest, and loans. Students complete 36 problems total.
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Numbers
For this interest worksheet, students calculate interest and percentages of numbers in number and word problems. Students complete 29 problems.
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Math Applications 11
For this loans and interest charges worksheet, students solve 3 different word problems, each with 2 or more parts to them. First, they determine how many dollars need to be invested in order to provide a child with enough for college....
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Percent Applications
In this percent application activity, students solve word problems containing concepts such as percent, proportions, sale price, discounts, interest, commission, tax, and more. Students complete 11 problems.
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Percent Application Worksheet
In this problem solving worksheet, students solve each of the ten word problems by using their knowledge of percent, proportions, simple interest, and sales tax.
Federal Reserve Bank
Lesson 3: A Fresh Start
The members of your economics class may be busy earning graduation credits, but the credit they should be concerned about is their financial credit. The third instructional activity in a unit about Hurricane Katrina and other events that...
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Your Money and Your Math
In this algebra learning exercise, students calculate interest based on a certain amount of capital, sale or item purchased. They convert percents to decimals and perform the correct calculations to find their answer. There are 20...
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Intermediate Sentence Completion Exercise 36
In this online interactive grammar skills worksheet, students examine 10 sentences that are missing words and select the appropriate words to complete each of the sentences and match them to the sentences. Student answers are...
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Sizes, Sizes, Choosing the Largest and Smallest
In this size comparison worksheet, students examine 4 rows of black and white clip art pictures. They draw an X on the largest picture and a circle around the smallest picture.
Cuemath
Cuemath: Simple Interest
A comprehensive guide for learning all about simple interest with definitions, simple interest formula, loans, solved examples, and practice questions.
Math Is Fun
Math Is Fun: Interest (An Introduction)
What is interest? What is the difference between simple interest and compound interest? Find the answers to these questions, learn how to calculate interest for a loan, and see how interest can help your money grow. Includes ten practice...
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Credit Karma: Simple Loan Payment Calculator
If you enter the values for a simple loan payment, it will give the monthly payments. You will need to know the principal, interest, and amount of time in years.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
The Math Forum: Interest Rates
This Dr. Math site asks about simple interest and its effect on the repayment of a loan.