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3200 dollars is placed in an account with an annual interest rate of 8.25%. To the

nearest tenth of a year, how long will it take for the account value to reach 9600
dollars?

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User Kittycat
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It takes 24 years for the account value to reach the $9600.
Explanation:
From the given data, it can be determined that :
Amount = $9600
Principal = $3200
Rate = 8.25% = 0.0825
Number of years should be calculated.
To find the interest :
Amount = Principal + Interest
Therefore, the interest can be calculated by the formula,
Interest = Amount - Principal
⇒ 9600 - 3200
⇒ 6400
The interest needed is 6400.
To find the number of years required to reach this interest :
Use the formula for simple interest,
Simple interest = Pnr /100
where,
P is the principal
n is the number of years
r is the rate
Substitute all the given values in the simple interest formula,
Simple interest = 3200 × n × 0.0825
6400 = 264 n
n = 6400 / 264
n = 24.2 which is approximately 24 years.
Therefore, it takes 24 years for the account value of 3200 dollars to reach 9600 dollars.
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