To calculate the total amount of money you will pay back when you borrow $1,600 for 6 years at an annual interest rate of 10%, we can use the formula for simple interest, which is:
where:
is the principal amount (the initial amount borrowed), is the interest.
The interest can be calculated using the formula:
where:
is the annual interest rate (in decimal form), is the time in years.
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Convert the interest rate into decimal form:
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Determine the principal amount and time:
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Calculate the interest:
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Calculate the total amount to be paid back:
Thus, the total amount of money you will pay back after 6 years is $2,560.