{"id":250800,"date":"2025-07-10T12:37:52","date_gmt":"2025-07-10T12:37:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/?p=250800"},"modified":"2025-07-10T12:37:54","modified_gmt":"2025-07-10T12:37:54","slug":"how-much-simple-interest-would-800-earn-in-300-days-in-a-non-leap-year-at-an-interest-rate-of-1-71","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/2025\/07\/10\/how-much-simple-interest-would-800-earn-in-300-days-in-a-non-leap-year-at-an-interest-rate-of-1-71\/","title":{"rendered":"How much simple interest would $800 earn in 300 days in a non-leap year at an interest rate of 1.71%"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>How much simple interest would $800 earn in 300 days in a non-leap year at an interest rate of 1.71%? Round to the nearest cent. A) $12.24 B) $11.24 C) $10.24 D) $9.24<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ast-global-color-6-color\">The correct answer and explanation is:<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To calculate the simple interest, you can use the formula for simple interest: I=P\u00d7r\u00d7tI = P \\times r \\times t<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Where:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>II is the interest earned<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PP is the principal amount (initial investment)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>rr is the interest rate (in decimal form)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>tt is the time period in years<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 1: Identify the values from the problem<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Principal (PP) = $800<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Interest rate (rr) = 1.71% = 0.0171 (convert percentage to decimal)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Time period (tt) = 300 days<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Since the year is non-leap, it has 365 days. To convert 300 days to years: t=300365t = \\frac{300}{365}<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 2: Substitute the values into the formula<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>I=800\u00d70.0171\u00d7300365I = 800 \\times 0.0171 \\times \\frac{300}{365}<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 3: Perform the calculation<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>First, calculate the fraction for time: 300365=0.8219\\frac{300}{365} = 0.8219<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now calculate the interest: I=800\u00d70.0171\u00d70.8219I = 800 \\times 0.0171 \\times 0.8219 I=800\u00d70.01404=11.24I = 800 \\times 0.01404 = 11.24<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 4: Round to the nearest cent<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The interest earned is $11.24.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Final Answer:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The correct answer is <strong>B) $11.24<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How much simple interest would $800 earn in 300 days in a non-leap year at an interest rate of 1.71%? 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