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5.02 Comparing simple and compound interest

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$\$1000$$1000 is invested for $10$10 years with an interest rate of $10%$10% per annum that includes the accumulated interest.

a

Is this an example of simple or compound interest?

Simple interest

A

Compound interest

B
b

Which of the following graphs represents the growth of the investment?

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A

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B
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Which of the following graphs could represent a savings account that earns compound interest over $50$50 years?

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The graph below shows both an investment with simple interest, and one with compound interest, labelled Investment A and Investment B respectively.

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Determine the truth, or otherwise, of the following statement.

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