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Math 1090
7/5/2018
PART I-A
4.- How does the percent in the # 3 above compare to the APR? Explain.
The percent of the amount of interest earned is about equal to the APR. The reason why is
because the APR is calculated on the amount deposited into the account therefore the percent of
PART I-B
The percent in #3 is higher because when more money is deposited into the account,
compounding interest will take effect and give you a higher rate on your return.
PART II-A
1- What is the total amount of principle paid for the sixty payments?
2- What is the total amount of interest paid for the sixty payments?
PART II-B
1- What is the total amount of principle paid for the 360 payments?
2- What is the total amount of interest paid for the 360 payments?
5- How does the total percent paid for the truck loan compare to the total percent of the
The total percent paid for the truck loan is significantly smaller than the total percent of
interest paid for the mortgage. Because the mortgage is stretched out to 30 years the
PART III
This has helped us understand real life examples of future and present value. It has also
helped us with understand loans that we could possibly have in the future. If we changed the
number of years or the number of payments per year to a lower amount the dollar amount of the
payment would increase but the interest paid would decrease. We would be able to use this work
to be able to calculate future and present values for current loans that we may have. It could also
help us to see the benefits of making a higher monthly payment and how much it could save us