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Simple interest word problems

Problem

Aladdin has 12 gold coins in his magic bag. The Genie tells him that for every 100 gold coins he has in his magic bag, he will get 25 extra gold coins every year.
How many years later will Aladdin have 21 gold coins in his bag?
  • Your answer should be
  • an integer, like 6
  • a simplified proper fraction, like 3/5
  • a simplified improper fraction, like 7/4
  • a mixed number, like 1 3/4
  • an exact decimal, like 0.75
  • a multiple of pi, like 12 pi or 2/3 pi
years
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