Mr. seow borrowed a certain amount from a bank which charged him an interest of 3.5% per year .if he owed the bank $4347 at the

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almond37 [142]

3 years ago

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Mr. seow borrowed a certain amount from a bank which charged him an interest of 3.5% per year .if he owed the bank $4347 at the

end of the year, how much did he borrow from the bank

Mathematics

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Reika [66] · Answer 1 · 2022-05-11T00:47:32+03:00

Reika [66]3 years ago

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The amount owed is
owed = principal + 0.035*principal = principal*(1 + 0.035)

Then the principal amount borrowed is
principal = owed/1.035 = $4347/1.035 = $4200

Mr. Seow borrowed $4200 from the bank.