Mia agrees to borrow a 3-year loan with 4% simple interest to buy a motorcycle. Part A If Mia will pay a total of $444 in interest, how much money did she initially borrow? Enter your answer in the box. $ Part B How much interest would Mia pay if the simple interest rate were 5%? Enter your answer in the box. $

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We have been given that Mia agrees to borrow a 3-year loan with 4% simple interest to buy a motorcycle.

A. Mia paid a total of $444 in interest. We are asked to find the amount of money borrowed by Mia initially.

We will use simple interest formula to solve our given problem.

[tex]I=Prt[/tex], where,

I = Amount of interest,

P =  Principal amount,

r = Annual interest rate in decimal form,

t = Time in years.

[tex]4\%=\frac{4}{100}=0.04[/tex]

[tex]444=P\cdot 0.04\cdot 3[/tex]

[tex]444=0.12P[/tex]

[tex]\frac{444}{0.12}=\frac{0.12P}{0.12}[/tex]

[tex]P=3700[/tex]

Therefore, Mia initially borrowed $3700.

B. For part B we need to find amount interest paid by Mia at an interest rate of 5%.

[tex]5\%=\frac{5}{100}=0.05[/tex]

[tex]I=3700\cdot 0.05\cdot 3[/tex]

[tex]I=3700\cdot 0.15[/tex]

[tex]I=555[/tex]

Therefore, Mia will pay an amount of $55 in interest.

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Answer:

Part A: $3,700

Part B: $55

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