The Garzas plan to invest $2,000 for 5 years. What annual simple interest rate must the investment earn in order for the Garzas to double their money?

Respuesta :

Answer:

r=20%

Step-by-step explanation:

we know that

The simple interest formula is equal to

[tex]A=P(1+rt)[/tex]

where

A is the Final Investment Value

P is the Principal amount of money to be invested

r is the rate of interest  

t is Number of Time Periods

in this problem we have

[tex]t=5\ years\\ P=\$2,000\\ A=\$4,000\\r=?[/tex]

substitute in the formula above

[tex]4,000=2,000(1+5r)[/tex]

solve for r

[tex]2=(1+5r)[/tex]

[tex]5r=2-1\\5r=1\\r=\frac{1}{5}=0.20=20\%[/tex]