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Maria deposits $10,000 in a bank. What is the annual interest which the bank will pay to Maria?

(1) The interest must be paid once every six months.

(2) The rate of interest is 4%.

I will only say...Dont guess the obvious !

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Is the answer E????

since we don't know whether it's simple or compound interest
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Another vote for E ..
we know interest rate is 4% but we don't know if it is annual rate or monthly rate 6-mos rate ..
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Another vote for E ..
we know interest rate is 4% but we don't know if it is annual rate or monthly rate 6-mos rate ..



Just to be sure...If the interest is to be paid every six months, dont you think the interest is compounded semi-annually?

Your Bank will add interest to your account every six months !

I know we cant assume, pitch in with your opinions.

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Another vote for E ..
we know interest rate is 4% but we don't know if it is annual rate or monthly rate 6-mos rate ..


Just to be sure...If the interest is to be paid every six months, dont you think the interest is compounded semi-annually?

Your Bank will add interest to your account every six months !

I know we cant assume, pitch in with your opinions.

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Oops !! I did it again .. My bad ..
I would say 'C' now ..
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But will the bank add interest on the original amount or the amount after it's added the interest for six months?

Do we know that?
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hey

do we have a definite answer here..

can Akamai help

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I think we have all the information to answer the question and the right choice is (C)

(1) says that "The interest must be paid once every six months"

To my mind "must be paid" indicates that the money are paid to Maria directly and not accrued on her account.

So, we have simple interest and can answer the question.
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Way too many assumptions, we could argue underlying meanings all day.

This question is out.



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