This document contains slides on teaching financial mathematics for grades 10-12. It covers topics like simple interest, compound interest, and calculating future value, present value, interest rates, and terms for both simple and compound interest. Examples are provided to demonstrate working with simple interest. Tables compare the difference between simple and compound interest amounts over time. The document aims to provide guidance on learning styles and working through the content on interest calculations.
3. Learning Style
? allocate sufficient study time
? briefly revise the prerequisite material
? attempt every guided exercise and most of the other
exercises
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11. WORKING WITH COMPOUND INTEREST
? Compound interest is interest paid on the original investment as well as on
the interest that you have earned previously.
? Simple interest is only earned on the original principal.
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