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6.3 Home Mortgages

6.3 Home Mortgages
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  • 1. Mortgage Rates

    You take out a home mortgage. Compare the total interest you pay for the annual percentage rates. (See Example 1.)

    Home mortgage: $140,000 for 30 years

    1. 5%
    1. 7%
    • Worked-Out Solution

      1. For a principal of $140,000 for 30 years at 5% annual percentage rate, the monthly payment is

        Your payments total

        You pay in interest.

      2. For a principal of $140,000 for 30 years at 7% annual percentage rate, the monthly payment is

        Your payments total

        You pay in interest.

        So, an increase of only 2 percentage points increases the interest that you pay by

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  • 2. Mortgage Rates

    You take out a home mortgage. Compare the total interest you pay for the annual percentage rates. (See Example 1.)

    Home mortgage: $165,000 for 30 years

    1. 8%
    1. 10%
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  • 3. Mortgage Rates

    You take out a home mortgage. Compare the total interest you pay for the annual percentage rates. (See Example 1.)

    Home mortgage: $220,000 for 30 years

    1. 4%
    1. 6%
    • Worked-Out Solution

      1. For a principal of $220,000 for 30 years at 4% annual percentage rate, the monthly payment is

        Your payments total

        You pay in interest.

      2. For a principal of $220,000 for 30 years at 6% annual percentage rate, the monthly payment is

        Your payments total

        You pay in interest.

        So, an increase of only 2 percentage points increases the interest that you pay by

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  • 4. Mortgage Rates

    You take out a home mortgage. Compare the total interest you pay for the annual percentage rates. (See Example 1.)

    Home mortgage: $275,000 for 30 years

    1. 6%
    1. 8%
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  • 5. Mortgage Terms

    You take out a home mortgage. Compare the total interest you pay for the terms. (See Example 2.)

    Home mortgage: $200,000 at 5%

    1. 20 years
    1. 30 years
    1. 40 years
    • Worked-Out Solution

      1. For a principal of $200,000 for 20 years at 5% annual percentage rate, the monthly payment is

        Your payments total

        You pay in interest.

      2. For a principal of $200,000 for 30 years at 5% annual percentage rate, the monthly payment is

        Your payments total

        You pay in interest.

      3. For a principal of $200,000 for 40 years at 5% annual percentage rate, the monthly payment is

        Your payments total

        You pay in interest.

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  • 6. Mortgage Terms

    You take out a home mortgage. Compare the total interest you pay for the terms. (See Example 2.)

    Home mortgage: $180,000 at 6%

    1. 15 years
    1. 25 years
    1. 30 years
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