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- All contributions, bug reports, bug fixes, documentation improvements, enhancements, and ideas are welcome.
+# Contributing to the Project
+
+Thank you for your interest in contributing to this project! By participating, you agree to abide by the project's Code of Conduct.
+
+## How to Contribute
+
+### Fork the Repository
+
+1. Go to the repository page on GitHub: [Repository URL].
+2. Click the "Fork" button in the upper right corner to create a copy of the repository in your GitHub account.
+
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-# Introduction to Git and GitHub
-
-## Simple Interest Calculator
-
-A calculator that calculates simple interest given principal, annual rate of interest and time period in years.
-
-```
-Input:
-   p, principal amount
-   t, time period in years
-   r, annual rate of interest
-Output
-   simple interest = p*t*r
-```
-
-_© 2022 XYZ, Inc._
+# Introduction to Git and GitHub
+
+## Simple Interest Calculator
+
+A calculator that calculates simple interest given principal, annual rate of interest and time period in years.
+
+
+```
+Input:
+   p, principal amount
+   t, time period in years
+   r, annual rate of interest
+Output
+   simple interest = p*t*r
+```
+
+_© 2025 XYZ, Inc._