When buying Treasury bills, you'll find that quotes are typically given in terms of their discount, so you'll need to calculate the actual price. Getting the price from the interest rate ...

On a calculator, for the fishing rod example, you’d put in 130, then the calculator’s multiplication sign (usually x or *), then a decimal point, then the percentage you have to pay.

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