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Defined by Jump$tart National Standards in 2022 8th Grade and align with Interest
8-4a: Differentiate between principal and interest.
8-5a: Explain the benefit of compound interest as compared with simple interest.
8-4b: Demonstrate how earning a higher interest rate on money in a savings account will help a person to reach their savings goal sooner.
8-5b: Demonstrate how annual interest earned increases over time when both the original principal and earned interest are left in a savings account.
8-4c: Use the Rule of 72 to approximate how many years it will take for savings to double in value at different rates of interest.