Calculating a Simple Interest

Students learn how to calculate a simple interest over a period of time.

Later, as learning progresses from calculating a simple interest to finding the principal amount, duration, and interest rate when the simple interest is known.

Differentiated Learning Objectives

• All students should be able to calculate a simple interest for 1 year.
• Most students should be able to calculate a simple interest paid over time.
• Some students should be able to work out the rate of simple interest.

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