Answer
$13\frac{1}{3}\%$.
Work Step by Step
Given $P=5000, I=5500-5000=500, t=\frac{3}{4}\ yr$, we have the interest rate $r=\frac{I}{Pt}=\frac{500}{5000(3/4)}=13\frac{1}{3}\%$.
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