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Part 1
Tony opened a hot dog stand last April. He borrowed ​$5800 to pay for the stand and startup​ inventory, and he agreed to pay off the loan in 10 months at 7​% simple interest. Find the total amount required to repay the loan.

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To find the total amount required to repay the loan, we need to calculate the interest on the loan first.

The formula for simple interest is: Interest = Principal * Rate * Time

In this case, the principal is $5800, the rate is 7% (or 0.07), and the time is 10 months.

Thus, Interest = $5800 * 0.07 * 10 = $4060

The total amount required to repay the loan is the sum of the principal and the interest.

Total amount = Principal + Interest = $5800 + $4060 = $9860

Therefore, the total amount required to repay the loan is $9860.