Use Estimation to Select the Best Response $I = \rho r t$

question 137

Multiple Choice

Use estimation to select the best response. If $I = \rho r t$ and $P = \$ 59,360.55$ , $r = 9.5 \%$ , and $t = 2 \text { years }$ , estimate $I$ .

• A) \(\$ 300,000\)
• B) \(\$ 140,000\)
• C) \(\$ 6,000\)
• D) \(\$ 12,000\)
• E) \(\$ 700\)

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