Section 1

1. Section 1

1.30. Connect

Mathematics 20-3 Module 2

Section 1: Simple and Compound Interest

 

In this photo a woman is holding two bags of money.

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Connect

 

Going Beyond

 

So you want to become a millionaire!

 

Suppose you had $7812.50 to invest, and you could earn 8% compounded annually. Estimate the number of years required for the $7812.50 to grow to $1 million.

 

Project Connection

 

You are now prepared to start Step 4 of the Section 1 Project: Capturing Your Interest! Make sure to save all your project work in your course folder to submit at the end of Section 1.

 

Lesson 3 Assignment

 


assignment

Your lesson assignment contains some problems for you to solve using knowledge gained during the lesson. Now you will have the chance to apply the concepts and strategies learned to a new situation. Show work to support your answers.

 

Open the Lesson 3 Assignment that you saved to your course folder and complete the questions.