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Mortgage worksheet

Grades 11–12 · CCSS HSA.SSE.B.4

Solve each problem and show your work. Round answers to 2 decimal places where needed.

  1. Problem 1.
    • Home price: $350,000
    • Down payment: 25% of price
    • Interest rate: 6.8% per year
    • Loan term: 30 years
    • Loan start date: Dec 10, 2025
    • Property tax (per year): 0.9% of price
    • Home insurance (per year): $1,350 per year
    • PMI rate: 0% of loan per year
    • HOA dues: $0 per month

    Find: Total monthly payment

  2. Problem 2.
    • Home price: $365,000
    • Down payment: 15% of price
    • Interest rate: 7% per year
    • Loan term: 20 years
    • Loan start date: Feb 21, 2026
    • Property tax (per year): 1.2% of price
    • Home insurance (per year): $2,250 per year
    • PMI rate: 0% of loan per year
    • HOA dues: $0 per month

    Find: Total monthly payment

  3. Problem 3.
    • Home price: $320,000
    • Down payment: 5% of price
    • Interest rate: 6.4% per year
    • Loan term: 10 years
    • Loan start date: Apr 23, 2026
    • Property tax (per year): 1.4% of price
    • Home insurance (per year): $1,800 per year
    • PMI rate: 0% of loan per year
    • HOA dues: $0 per month

    Find: Total monthly payment

  4. Problem 4.
    • Home price: $550,000
    • Down payment: 25% of price
    • Interest rate: 5.4% per year
    • Loan term: 30 years
    • Loan start date: Jan 23, 2026
    • Property tax (per year): 1.2% of price
    • Home insurance (per year): $2,200 per year
    • PMI rate: 0% of loan per year
    • HOA dues: $0 per month

    Find: Total monthly payment

  5. Problem 5.
    • Home price: $320,000
    • Down payment: 20% of price
    • Interest rate: 5.5% per year
    • Loan term: 30 years
    • Loan start date: Jul 17, 2025
    • Property tax (per year): 1% of price
    • Home insurance (per year): $1,700 per year
    • PMI rate: 0% of loan per year
    • HOA dues: $0 per month

    Find: Total monthly payment

  6. Problem 6.
    • Home price: $240,000
    • Down payment: 20% of price
    • Interest rate: 6% per year
    • Loan term: 10 years
    • Loan start date: Sep 6, 2026
    • Property tax (per year): 1.4% of price
    • Home insurance (per year): $1,000 per year
    • PMI rate: 0% of loan per year
    • HOA dues: $0 per month

    Find: Total monthly payment

  7. Problem 7.
    • Home price: $460,000
    • Down payment: 10% of price
    • Interest rate: 9% per year
    • Loan term: 10 years
    • Loan start date: Apr 9, 2025
    • Property tax (per year): 1% of price
    • Home insurance (per year): $2,250 per year
    • PMI rate: 0% of loan per year
    • HOA dues: $0 per month

    Find: Total monthly payment

  8. Problem 8.
    • Home price: $380,000
    • Down payment: 10% of price
    • Interest rate: 8% per year
    • Loan term: 15 years
    • Loan start date: Feb 10, 2025
    • Property tax (per year): 1% of price
    • Home insurance (per year): $1,600 per year
    • PMI rate: 0% of loan per year
    • HOA dues: $0 per month

    Find: Total monthly payment

  9. Problem 9.
    • Home price: $425,000
    • Down payment: 10% of price
    • Interest rate: 8% per year
    • Loan term: 10 years
    • Loan start date: Apr 30, 2026
    • Property tax (per year): 0.9% of price
    • Home insurance (per year): $2,000 per year
    • PMI rate: 0% of loan per year
    • HOA dues: $0 per month

    Find: Total monthly payment

  10. Problem 10.
    • Home price: $400,000
    • Down payment: 15% of price
    • Interest rate: 5% per year
    • Loan term: 10 years
    • Loan start date: Jul 2, 2026
    • Property tax (per year): 1% of price
    • Home insurance (per year): $1,575 per year
    • PMI rate: 0% of loan per year
    • HOA dues: $0 per month

    Find: Total monthly payment

Answer key: Mortgage worksheet

  1. 1. Total monthly payment: $2,086.30

    1. Find how much you borrow: the home price minus your down payment

      $350,000.00−$350,000.00×25%=$262,500.00
    2. Turn the yearly rate into a monthly rate by dividing by 12, because interest is charged every month

      i=6.8%12=0.00566667
    3. Find the monthly loan payment (principal and interest). A standard formula gives the one amount that pays off the loan, with interest, in 360 months

      $262,500.00×0.005666671−(1+0.00566667)−360=$1,711.30
    4. Spread the yearly property tax and home insurance over 12 months

      $3,150.0012+$1,350.0012=$375.00
    5. Add it all up to get what you pay each month

      $1,711.30+$262.50+$112.50+$0.00+$0.00=$2,086.30
    6. Find the total interest: everything you pay toward the loan over 360 months, minus what you borrowed

      $1,711.30×360−$262,500.00=$353,569.30
  2. 2. Total monthly payment: $2,957.86

    1. Find how much you borrow: the home price minus your down payment

      $365,000.00−$365,000.00×15%=$310,250.00
    2. Turn the yearly rate into a monthly rate by dividing by 12, because interest is charged every month

      i=7%12=0.00583333
    3. Find the monthly loan payment (principal and interest). A standard formula gives the one amount that pays off the loan, with interest, in 240 months

      $310,250.00×0.005833331−(1+0.00583333)−240=$2,405.36
    4. Spread the yearly property tax and home insurance over 12 months

      $4,380.0012+$2,250.0012=$552.50
    5. Add it all up to get what you pay each month

      $2,405.36+$365.00+$187.50+$0.00+$0.00=$2,957.86
    6. Find the total interest: everything you pay toward the loan over 240 months, minus what you borrowed

      $2,405.36×240−$310,250.00=$267,037.59
  3. 3. Total monthly payment: $3,959.74

    1. Find how much you borrow: the home price minus your down payment

      $320,000.00−$320,000.00×5%=$304,000.00
    2. Turn the yearly rate into a monthly rate by dividing by 12, because interest is charged every month

      i=6.4%12=0.00533333
    3. Find the monthly loan payment (principal and interest). A standard formula gives the one amount that pays off the loan, with interest, in 120 months

      $304,000.00×0.005333331−(1+0.00533333)−120=$3,436.41
    4. Spread the yearly property tax and home insurance over 12 months

      $4,480.0012+$1,800.0012=$523.33
    5. Add it all up to get what you pay each month

      $3,436.41+$373.33+$150.00+$0.00+$0.00=$3,959.74
    6. Find the total interest: everything you pay toward the loan over 120 months, minus what you borrowed

      $3,436.41×120−$304,000.00=$108,369.31
  4. 4. Total monthly payment: $3,049.65

    1. Find how much you borrow: the home price minus your down payment

      $550,000.00−$550,000.00×25%=$412,500.00
    2. Turn the yearly rate into a monthly rate by dividing by 12, because interest is charged every month

      i=5.4%12=0.0045
    3. Find the monthly loan payment (principal and interest). A standard formula gives the one amount that pays off the loan, with interest, in 360 months

      $412,500.00×0.00451−(1+0.0045)−360=$2,316.31
    4. Spread the yearly property tax and home insurance over 12 months

      $6,600.0012+$2,200.0012=$733.33
    5. Add it all up to get what you pay each month

      $2,316.31+$550.00+$183.33+$0.00+$0.00=$3,049.65
    6. Find the total interest: everything you pay toward the loan over 360 months, minus what you borrowed

      $2,316.31×360−$412,500.00=$421,373.23
  5. 5. Total monthly payment: $1,861.87

    1. Find how much you borrow: the home price minus your down payment

      $320,000.00−$320,000.00×20%=$256,000.00
    2. Turn the yearly rate into a monthly rate by dividing by 12, because interest is charged every month

      i=5.5%12=0.00458333
    3. Find the monthly loan payment (principal and interest). A standard formula gives the one amount that pays off the loan, with interest, in 360 months

      $256,000.00×0.004583331−(1+0.00458333)−360=$1,453.54
    4. Spread the yearly property tax and home insurance over 12 months

      $3,200.0012+$1,700.0012=$408.33
    5. Add it all up to get what you pay each month

      $1,453.54+$266.67+$141.67+$0.00+$0.00=$1,861.87
    6. Find the total interest: everything you pay toward the loan over 360 months, minus what you borrowed

      $1,453.54×360−$256,000.00=$267,274.34
  6. 6. Total monthly payment: $2,494.93

    1. Find how much you borrow: the home price minus your down payment

      $240,000.00−$240,000.00×20%=$192,000.00
    2. Turn the yearly rate into a monthly rate by dividing by 12, because interest is charged every month

      i=6%12=0.005
    3. Find the monthly loan payment (principal and interest). A standard formula gives the one amount that pays off the loan, with interest, in 120 months

      $192,000.00×0.0051−(1+0.005)−120=$2,131.59
    4. Spread the yearly property tax and home insurance over 12 months

      $3,360.0012+$1,000.0012=$363.33
    5. Add it all up to get what you pay each month

      $2,131.59+$280.00+$83.33+$0.00+$0.00=$2,494.93
    6. Find the total interest: everything you pay toward the loan over 120 months, minus what you borrowed

      $2,131.59×120−$192,000.00=$63,791.24
  7. 7. Total monthly payment: $5,815.21

    1. Find how much you borrow: the home price minus your down payment

      $460,000.00−$460,000.00×10%=$414,000.00
    2. Turn the yearly rate into a monthly rate by dividing by 12, because interest is charged every month

      i=9%12=0.0075
    3. Find the monthly loan payment (principal and interest). A standard formula gives the one amount that pays off the loan, with interest, in 120 months

      $414,000.00×0.00751−(1+0.0075)−120=$5,244.38
    4. Spread the yearly property tax and home insurance over 12 months

      $4,600.0012+$2,250.0012=$570.83
    5. Add it all up to get what you pay each month

      $5,244.38+$383.33+$187.50+$0.00+$0.00=$5,815.21
    6. Find the total interest: everything you pay toward the loan over 120 months, minus what you borrowed

      $5,244.38×120−$414,000.00=$215,325.24
  8. 8. Total monthly payment: $3,718.33

    1. Find how much you borrow: the home price minus your down payment

      $380,000.00−$380,000.00×10%=$342,000.00
    2. Turn the yearly rate into a monthly rate by dividing by 12, because interest is charged every month

      i=8%12=0.00666667
    3. Find the monthly loan payment (principal and interest). A standard formula gives the one amount that pays off the loan, with interest, in 180 months

      $342,000.00×0.006666671−(1+0.00666667)−180=$3,268.33
    4. Spread the yearly property tax and home insurance over 12 months

      $3,800.0012+$1,600.0012=$450.00
    5. Add it all up to get what you pay each month

      $3,268.33+$316.67+$133.33+$0.00+$0.00=$3,718.33
    6. Find the total interest: everything you pay toward the loan over 180 months, minus what you borrowed

      $3,268.33×180−$342,000.00=$246,299.42
  9. 9. Total monthly payment: $5,126.20

    1. Find how much you borrow: the home price minus your down payment

      $425,000.00−$425,000.00×10%=$382,500.00
    2. Turn the yearly rate into a monthly rate by dividing by 12, because interest is charged every month

      i=8%12=0.00666667
    3. Find the monthly loan payment (principal and interest). A standard formula gives the one amount that pays off the loan, with interest, in 120 months

      $382,500.00×0.006666671−(1+0.00666667)−120=$4,640.78
    4. Spread the yearly property tax and home insurance over 12 months

      $3,825.0012+$2,000.0012=$485.42
    5. Add it all up to get what you pay each month

      $4,640.78+$318.75+$166.67+$0.00+$0.00=$5,126.20
    6. Find the total interest: everything you pay toward the loan over 120 months, minus what you borrowed

      $4,640.78×120−$382,500.00=$174,393.66
  10. 10. Total monthly payment: $4,070.81

    1. Find how much you borrow: the home price minus your down payment

      $400,000.00−$400,000.00×15%=$340,000.00
    2. Turn the yearly rate into a monthly rate by dividing by 12, because interest is charged every month

      i=5%12=0.00416667
    3. Find the monthly loan payment (principal and interest). A standard formula gives the one amount that pays off the loan, with interest, in 120 months

      $340,000.00×0.004166671−(1+0.00416667)−120=$3,606.23
    4. Spread the yearly property tax and home insurance over 12 months

      $4,000.0012+$1,575.0012=$464.58
    5. Add it all up to get what you pay each month

      $3,606.23+$333.33+$131.25+$0.00+$0.00=$4,070.81
    6. Find the total interest: everything you pay toward the loan over 120 months, minus what you borrowed

      $3,606.23×120−$340,000.00=$92,747.30