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Five of the following sentences can form a coherent paragraph. Which sentence does NOT belong? (1) Interest earned on earlier interest in this way is called compound interest. (2) After one year, you will have earned 500 pesos in interest. (3) This time, you earn 525 pesos instead of 500. (4) Banks are required to insure deposits up to a certain amount. (5) Suppose you deposit 10,000 pesos in an account that pays 5 percent interest a year. (6) If you leave that interest in the account, the next year's interest is computed on 10,500 pesos.

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C. Sentence (4)

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Sentence (4) is related to the topic but does not develop the paragraph's point. The other five form a paragraph in this order: Suppose you deposit 10,000 pesos in an account that pays 5 percent interest a year. After one year, you will have earned 500 pesos in interest. If you leave that interest in the account, the next year's interest is computed on 10,500 pesos. This time, you earn 525 pesos instead of 500. Interest earned on earlier interest in this way is called compound interest.

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