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Simple interest is interest that is calculated only on the amount of unpaid principal on a loan. Such interest is not added to the value of the loan but is tracked separately. Compound interest is interest that is calculated on the total of unpaid principal and accumulated interest on a loan. The difference is in simple interest there is no interest charged on accumulated interest while in compound interest there is interest charged on accumulated interest.
Nominal interest, is the amount of interest on a loan or investment that does not take into account inflation; it's the amount of interest listed on the loan or bond.
The interest rate is given in the question. It is 3.5%.The amount of interest paid on the loan depends on how much of the loan (if any) is paid back during the period of the loan. If there are no interim payments, the total interest at the end of 5 years is 2681.85 approx.
Simple interest is interest that is applied to the original amount for the whole period of the investment or loan. This is unlike compound interest where the interest received on an investment is re-invested, or the interest due on a loan is added to the loan outstanding if unpaid, and so itself gains interest. With simple interest on loans, it is often calculated that borrowing a certain amount for a number of years will be charged at a certain rate for the whole period; then at the end of the period of borrowing the original loan and all the interest are repaid at that moment. However, if monthly repayments are made, then part of the original loan as well as the interest for the month are repaid; this means that not all the loan is borrowed for the whole period and so the real [effective] rate of interest for the period is actually higher than the given rate as that given rate assumes no part of the loan is repaid until the very end.