Channel 4 Learning


Calculating Interest

Learning Outcomes

  • Using interest rates (expressed as percentages per annum) in the context of saving and borrowing money
  • Performing simple interest calculations
  • Performing compound interest calculations
  • Calculating total interest and/or final principal
  • Using a repeated multiplier (ie a decimal in the form of 1.---) within compound interest calculations



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