suppose that 10 years ago you bought a home for 120,000, paying 10% as a down payment, and financing the rest at 9% interest for 30 years.

this year (10 years after you first took at the loan) you check your loan balance. only part of your payments have been going to pay fown the loan; the rest has been going towards interest. you see that you still have 96,584 left to pay on your loan. your house is now valued at 170,000.

how much of the original loan have you paid off?

(how much have you reduced the loan by)

Question 5 0/1 pt 3 This year (10 years after you first took out the loan), you check your loan balance. Only part of your payments have been going to pay down the loan; the rest has been going towards interest. You see that you still have $96,584 left to pay on your loan. Your house is now valued at $170,000. Your current situation How much of the original loan have you paid off? (i.e, how much have you reduced the loan balance by? Keep in mind that interest is charged each month - it's not part of the loan balance.)