P
OCKET REFERENCE GUIDE — 9
Loan Amount Based on Sales Price
and Down Payment
Find both $ down payment and loan
amount if the sales price is $375,500 and
you're planning to put 20% down:
STEPS KEYSTROKES DISPLAY
Clear o o 0.00
Enter price 3 7 5 5 0 0 P
375,500.00
Enter down% 2 0 d* 20.00
Find down$ d 75,100.00
Find loan l 300,400.00
*You do not have to label the value as a percent.
Interest Rate
Find the interest rate on a mortgage if the
loan amount is $98,500, term is 30 years
and payment is $1,150 a month:
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Clear o o 0.00
Enter loan 9 8 5 0 0 l
98,500.00
Enter term 3 0 T 30.00
Enter payment 1 1 5 0 p 1,150.00
Find annual
interest ˆ 13.78
Find periodic
interest ˆ 1.15