I need help ASAP please

Me. drysdale earned 906.25 in interest in one year on money that he had deposited in his local bank if the bank paid an interest rate of 6.25% how much money did mr. drysdale deposit

Pls! does anybody know a shortcut for answering these types of questions in the future?

Suppose sat writing scores are normally distributed with a mean of 497 and a standard deviation of 109. a university plans to award scholarships to students whose scores are in the top 2%. what is the minimum score required for the scholarship? round your answer to the nearest whole number, if necessary.