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Year 10: Growing Interest

by Brian Lannen

Objectives

ACMNA229 - Connect the compound interest formula to repeated applications of simple interest using appropriate digital technologies

Vocabulary

  • Simple Interest
  • Compound Interest
  • Investment
  • Balance
  • Spreadsheet

About the Lesson

Students create a spreadsheet to calculate the growth of a simple interest investment over a number of years. They then create a similar spreadsheet to calculate the growth of a compound interest investment. Students compare their results to determine which one is the better investment.