Brayden saves $1,500 at a yearly simple interest rate of 2.5%. How many years does it take for the amount he has saved to be double the original amount.

40 years.

Step-by-step explanation:

The simple interest formula is given by:

In which E is the amount of interest earned, P is the principal(the initial amount of money), I is the interest rate(yearly, as a decimal) and t is the time.

Brayden saves $1,500 at a yearly simple interest rate of 2.5%.

This means that

How many years does it take for the amount he has saved to be double the original amount?

This will happen when the earned money is the principal, that is, E = 1500. So

40 years.

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