
Estimating College & Interest Practice
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Mathematics
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8th Grade
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Medium
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Jeelisa Shennar
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4 Slides • 12 Questions
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Estimating the Cost of College
Objective: I can estimate the cost of a two-year and four-year college education, including family contribution, and a savings plan to contribute to the total cost.
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Vocabulary
Tuition
The fee charged for instruction at a school or university.
Scholarship
A sum of money given to a student to help pay the further instruction.
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Multiple Choice
Jeremy will be attending the University of Texas - Austin in the fall. The tuition for the first year costs $22,000.
Jeremy saved $3,000 working over the summer. He applied for a $10,000 scholarship.
If Jeremy receives the scholarship, which amount is the closest to the minimum that Jeremy will need to save each month in order to pay off the remaining cost at the end of 12 months?
$1,584
$2,217
$750
$2,917
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Multiple Choice
Jeremy will be attending the University of Texas - Austin in the fall. The tuition for the first year costs $22,000.
Jeremy saved $3,000 working over the summer. He applied for a $10,000 scholarship.
If Jeremy DOES NOT receive the scholarship, which amount is the closest to the minimum that Jeremy will need to save each month in order to pay off the remaining cost at the end of 12 months?
$1,584
$2,217
$750
$2,917
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Simple & Compound
Interest
Objective: I can calculate and compare simple and compound interest earnings.
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Multiple Choice
Which is the correct formula for calculating simple interest only?
I=PRT
A=P(1+R)t
A=P+I
I=A−P
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Multiple Choice
Which is the correct formula for calculating the interest only of compound interest earnings?
I=PRT
A=P(1+R)t
A=P+I
I=A−P
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Multiple Choice
Which is the correct formula for calculating the total amount of compound interest earnings?
I=PRT
A=P(1+R)t
A=P+I
I=A−P
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Multiple Choice
Which is the correct formula for calculating the total amount of simple interest earnings?
I=PRT
A=P(1+R)t
A=P+I
I=A−P
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Multiple Choice
$800
$1,000
$1,200
$1,500
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Multiple Choice
A bank is offering 7% annual compound interest on a savings account. If you deposit $1,500, what will be the total amount of money in your savings account after three years?
$337.56
$1837.56
$31500
$30000
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Multiple Choice
Garrison deposited $500 in an account that earns 5% annual interest compounded annually. If he makes no withdrawals or deposits, how much interest will the account earn after 4 years?
$600
$100
$607.75
$107.75
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Multiple Choice
David invests $10,000 in a savings account that pays 3.5% simple interest. If David
makes no withdrawals or deposits to the account, how much will be in the account after 7 years.
$2,450
$11,750
$12,450
Not here
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Multiple Choice
Rudy bought a computer at Best Buy for $560. He was offered a simple interest rate of 5% for one year. How much would his monthly payments be?
$28
$588
$49
$46.67
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Multiple Choice
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Estimating the Cost of College
Objective: I can estimate the cost of a two-year and four-year college education, including family contribution, and a savings plan to contribute to the total cost.
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