Interest is quite possibly the most complex bit of math that the average person has to use everyday. Like the Force, it can be used for good, for evil, and it binds the galaxy together. When interest ...

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Simple interest is used when a company borrows money for a loan. Usually this amount will be on a monthly basis. The formula for simple interest is principal times the interest rate times the period.