1. If you were to loan someone money, why would you want him to pay you something extra (interest) when he pays back the loan? Give at least one reason.
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1. If you were to loan someone [[money]], why would you want him to pay you something extra (interest) when he pays back the loan? Give at least one reason.
:Instead of loaning money, I could invest the same amount of money and earn more. Interest makes it profitable to loan money. (Mark)
:Instead of loaning money, I could invest the same amount of money and earn more. Interest makes it profitable to loan money. (Mark)