Aman needed money to buy lawn equipment. he borrowed $700.00 for five months and paid $53.95 in interest. what was the rate of interest?

The rate of interest per year is 18.49 %.

Explanation:

To calculate the rate of interest, we use the equation:

where,

Interest paid = $ 53.95

Amount borrowed = $ 700

Rate of interest = ?

Time = 5 months =    (Conversion factor: 1 yr = 12 months)

Putting values in above equation, we get:

Hence, the rate of interest per year is 18.49 %.

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