Question

A bank offers a 6% annual interest rate for a savings account. Marcus puts $8,000 into an account to save for college. How much will be in the account after a year?

Answer 1

The answer is 8480

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Answer 2

$\bf \qquad \textit{Simple Interest Earned Amount}\\\\ A=P(1+rt)\qquad \begin{cases} A=\textit{accumulated amount}\\ P=\textit{original amount deposited}\to& \ 8000\\ r=rate\to 6\%\to \frac{6}{100}\to &0.06\\ t=years\to &1 \end{cases}$