Provide an appropriate response.You just moved into your new home for which you have a 30-year mortgage of  at 9%. Your new neighbor Jack tells you that if you double the amount of your payment each month you will cut the length of time you pay in half. Is he correct?

What will be an ideal response?


No. For example, if you owe $40,000 and your loan is at 9%, double payments will pay off the mortgage in 7 years.

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