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When you are solving an interest rate equation, such as that for an interest rate you have for a loan you took out, you will work with several different variables. These include: P = principal amount borrowed. i = the interest rate. N = the term of the loan, in years. F = the total amount paid at the end of the designated number of years. To find the total amount paid at the end of the number of years you pay back your loan for, you will have to multiply the principal amount borrowed with 1 plus the interest rate. Then, raise that sum to the power of the number of years. The equation looks like this: F = P(1 + i)^N Normally, interest rate problems will be given in sentence format and you will have to figure out what each number represents. For example, you are given: "You borrow $4,000 from a bank and promise to repay the loan principal plus the accumulated interest in four years at a rate of 10% per year. How much would you repay at the end of 4 years?". P would be $4,000. i would be 10%. N would be 4 years. F would be what you are trying to find. Once you have figured out what numbers you are working with, you can plug the numbers in so that you can work with the equation to find the fixed rate. Our equation would be: F = 4000(1 + 10%)^4. Note that to make things easier, you can convert the interest percentage to decimals so the equation would be F = 4000(1 + 0.1)^4

summary: Understand the terms you will be working with in your interest rate equation. Know the equation used to calculate the total amount you will pay. Read through the equation you are given and determine which numbers coincide with each variable of the equation. Plug the known numbers into the equation for fixed rate.

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Use a large carpenter's level to identify low areas of the floor. Move the level across the floor and use a marker to mark low levels of the concrete. Mix the self-leveling compound in a bucket according to package directions. Pour the compound into a bucket. Slowly pour the compound into the areas that you previously marked as low. The compound will expand and rise to reach the correct levels of the rest of the concrete. Use a trowel to spread the compound until it is as flat and smooth as possible. Allow the compound to dry for 24 hours before starting on your tile.

summary: Use a level to check the floor. Apply self-leveling compound.

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At the level of global and national economics, globalization has produced significant changes that reflect a more integrated world economy. World trade rates (the ratio or world imports to gross world product) have grown from 7% in 1938, to 10% in 1970, to 18% in 1996, to almost 25% in 2013. Foreign direct investment in developing countries has gone from $2.2 billion in 1970 to $154 billion in 1997 to $778 billion in 2013. The foreign exchange market has grown from $1 trillion per day in 1992 to over $3.5 trillion per day in 2014. Globalization has been shown to increase income inequality in developed nations, where the owners of capital invested abroad take in huge profits, while workers find their wages depressed by competition with foreign workers. For instance, the owner of a call center might see huge profits by outsourcing to India, but workers in US call centers will lose jobs or see their wages depressed. On the other hand, globalization has decreased income inequality in the developing world, resulting in overall less inequality in the world. Many fear that globalization is causing the Americanization of the rest of the world through the spread of American brands (Nike, McDonalds, Gap) and culture (Hollywood films and American TV). However, recent studies indicate that American influence is actually on the wane. The internet has empowered localities to create distinct "civilization clusters," while emerging new media (the internet, satellite television) have fueled local media production more than they have borrowed from America. Globalization has accelerated environmental degradation by encouraging rapid industrialization and resource extraction in the developing world, as well as increasingly intensive energy use in the developed world. Major impacts include: Green house gas emissions rose 60% from 1970 to 2004. The extinction or massive reduction of many animal and plant populations. 22% of the world's mammals are threatened with extinction, 31% of amphibians, and 35% of birds. Deforestation has accelerated in order to create farmland used to grow export crops. Between 1990 and 2005, the world lost 3% of its forests.
summary: Understand the macroeconomic impacts. Consider globalization's impact on income inequality. Think of globalization's impact on culture. Be aware of globalization's environmental impact.