As a financial clerk, you are tasked with calculating the simple interest earned on a company's initial capital investment over a set period. Arrange the steps of the standard problem-solving strategy used to determine the simple interest in the correct order.

A financial clerk is verifying the interest earned on Susana's bank account, which had a principal investment of $36,000 at a simple interest rate of $6.5% for $3 years. According to the standard problem-solving strategy for the formula $I = Prt$, which equation correctly shows the values substituted into the formula to find the interest ($I$)?

A financial analyst is auditing investment records to ensure that all values were correctly mapped to the simple interest formula. Match each numerical value from Susana's investment scenario—where she invested ${}36{,}000$ at a simple interest rate of ${}6.5\%$ for ${}3$ years, earning ${}7{,}020$ in interest—to its corresponding variable in the formula $I = Prt$.

An investment analyst is reviewing Susana's account, which earned simple interest on a principal of 36,000 at a rate of 6.5% for 3 years. True or False: In the simple interest formula $I = Prt$ used for this calculation, the variable $I$ represents the 7,020 in interest earned, rather than the final total balance of the account.

A financial analyst is auditing an investment record for Susana, who deposited a principal of ${}36{,}000$ into an account earning a simple interest rate of ${}6.5\%$. According to the records for a period of ${}3$ years, the total amount of simple interest Susana earned was ____ dollars.