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6.10 Exercise 9

Avg difficulty 2.5

Find the balance on the credit card with the given interest charge and balance before interest was charged. The cards were not paid off previously.

  1. Balance before interest is $708.50, interest charge is $8.15
  2. Balance before interest is $1,395.10, interest charge is $21.32

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