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Arrange the following sentences to form a coherent paragraph, then choose the correct order: (1) Over many years, it can make savings grow far faster than simple interest would. (2) This time, you earn 525 pesos instead of 500. (3) Interest earned on earlier interest in this way is called compound interest. (4) If you leave that interest in the account, the next year's interest is computed on 10,500 pesos. (5) Suppose you deposit 10,000 pesos in an account that pays 5 percent interest a year. (6) After one year, you will have earned 500 pesos in interest.

6-5-4-2-3-1
5-6-4-2-3-1
5-4-6-2-3-1
5-6-4-2-1-3

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B. 5-6-4-2-3-1

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The correct order is 5-6-4-2-3-1. Each sentence picks up an idea from the one before it: 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. Over many years, it can make savings grow far faster than simple interest would. Each wrong choice swaps just one pair of neighboring sentences, which breaks one of these links.

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