Find [tex]\( A \)[/tex] and [tex]\( B \)[/tex] in the table below.

\begin{tabular}{|c|c|c|c|c|}
\hline
Principal & Interest Rate & Time & Simple Interest & Total Amount Owed \\
\hline
16,000 & 8\% & 3 months & [tex]\( A \)[/tex] & [tex]\( B \)[/tex] \\
\hline
\end{tabular}



Answer :

Certainly! Let's go step-by-step to find the missing values [tex]\( A \)[/tex] (Simple Interest) and [tex]\( B \)[/tex] (Total Amount Owned).

1. Identify the given values:
- Principal ([tex]\( P \)[/tex]) = [tex]$16,000 - Interest Rate (\( R \)) = 8% - Time (\( T \)) = 3 months 2. Convert the interest rate and time to appropriate units: - The interest rate is already given as a percentage, so we convert it to a decimal: \( R = 0.08 \) - The time period needs to be in years. Since 3 months is \(\frac{3}{12}\) of a year, we get: \( T = 0.25 \) years 3. Calculate the Simple Interest using the formula \( I = PRT \): \[ I = 16,000 \times 0.08 \times 0.25 \] \[ I = 16,000 \times 0.02 \] \[ I = 320.0 \] Therefore, the Simple Interest (\( A \)) is \$[/tex]320.0.

4. Calculate the Total Amount Owned:
[tex]\[ \text{Total Amount Owned} = \text{Principal} + \text{Simple Interest} \][/tex]
[tex]\[ \text{Total Amount Owned} = 16,000 + 320.0 \][/tex]
[tex]\[ \text{Total Amount Owned} = 16,320.0 \][/tex]

Therefore, the Total Amount Owned ([tex]\( B \)[/tex]) is \$16,320.0.

So, the completed table will be as follows:
[tex]\[ \begin{tabular}{|c|c|c|c|c|} \hline Principal & Interest Rate & Time & Simple Interest & Total Amount Owned \\ \hline 16,000 & 8\% & 3 months & 320.0 & 16,320.0 \\ \hline \end{tabular} \][/tex]