now.. for a) and b) parts
keep in mind for the equation " i = Prt " the "t" stand for years
a) has 9months, 9 months from 12 months is 3/4 of a year
b) has 3 months, and that's just 1/4 of a year
a)
[tex]\bf \qquad \textit{Simple Interest Earned}\\\\
I = Prt\qquad
\begin{cases}
I=\textit{interest earned}\to &\$596.24\\
P=\textit{original amount}\\
r=rate\to 11\%\to \frac{11}{100}\to &0.11\\
t=years\to &\frac{3}{4}
\end{cases}
\\\\\\
596.24=P\cdot 0.11\cdot \cfrac{3}{4}[/tex]
solve for P
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b)
[tex]\bf \qquad \textit{Simple Interest Earned}\\\\
I = Prt\qquad
\begin{cases}
I=\textit{interest earned}\to &\$225\\
P=\textit{original amount}\to &\$10000\\
r=rate\\
t=years\to &\frac{1}{4}
\end{cases}
\\\\\\
225=10000\cdot r\cdot \cfrac{1}{4}[/tex]
solve for "r"
now, you'd get a decimal amount, as you notice in the first one, rate in % is just whatever/100, so, to get the % figure, simply multiply it by 100
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c)
[tex]\bf \qquad \textit{Simple Interest Earned}\\\\
I = Prt\qquad
\begin{cases}
I=\textit{interest earned}\to &\$600\\
P=\textit{original amount}\to &\$12000\\
r=rate\to 10\%\to \frac{10}{100}\to &0.1\\
t=years
\end{cases}
\\\\\\
600=12000\cdot 0.1\cdot t[/tex]
solve for "t"