A savings account earns 4.5% simple interest per year. If $650 is deposited and no withdrawals are made during one year, how much interest will be earned after one year?

$29.25

Step-by-step explanation:

The formula for amount of interest is the P*R*T. Because the principal is $650 dollars, and the rate is 4.5% for 1 year, the formula so far is 650*0.045*T. The interest is per annum or annual, so the time has to be in terms of years, which in this case is 1 year. This would give you 650*0.045. The answer for that is simply $29.25.

step-by-step explanation:

i hate black

take the logarithm of both sides (the base of the log doesn't matter):

apply the exponent property - this says that :

distribute the log terms on both sides:

group like terms together:

divide through both sides by the coefficient on :

you can do some additional rewriting here using the properties of the logarithm to simplify things if you like: