sylvia bought a 6 month $1900 certifcate of deposit. at the end of 6 months she received a $209 a simple interest what rate of interest did the certifcate pay show all of your work
Present value = $1900 Interest over six months = 209 => interest over 12 months (1 year) = 2*209 = $418 Rate of interest = 418/1900 = 0.22 = 22% per annum