the difference between simple interest and compound interest on $ 1200 for one year at 10 % per annum reckoned half - yearly is :
"s . i = $ [ ( 1200 * 10 * 1 ) / 100 ] = $ 120 . c . i = $ [ 1200 * ( 1 + ( 5 / 100 ) ^ 2 ) - 1200 ] = $ 123 . difference = $ ( 123 - 120 ) = $ 3 . answer ( d )"
subtract(subtract(multiply(power(add(divide(divide(10, const_2), const_100), const_1), const_2), 1200), 1200), divide(multiply(1200, 10), const_100))