if $7,000 were invested in a bond with a simp...

if $7,000 were invested in a bond with a simple interest rate of 4.5%, how much interest would be earned after 4 years? $? hint: i = prt

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# Explanation: ## Step1: Identify the values $P = 7000$, $R=0.045$ (since $4.5\%= 0.045$), $T = 4$ ## Step2: Apply the simple - interest formula $I=PRT$ $I=7000\times0.045\times4$ $I = 7000\times0.18$ $I = 1260$ # Answer: $1260$