Find Principal to the Nearest Dollar, Rate to the Nearest

question 86

Multiple Choice

Find principal to the nearest dollar, rate to the nearest tenth of a percent, or time to the nearest day. Use banker's interest.
-Hank Wilkins invested $4,400 in a mutual fund containing bonds. Find the rate given that he earned $348.33 in 300 days.

• A)9.8%
• B)9%
• C)8.5%
• D)9.5%

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