Question

How much money will you have if you started with $1250 and put it in an account that earned 6.7% every year for 14 years?

Answer 1

$3098.93

Explanation:

We can use the formula for compound growth to solve this. The formula is:

`F=P(1+r)^t`

Where

F is the future value (the value at end of 14 years, our answer)

P is the initial amount invested ($1250)

r is the interest rate, in decimal (6.7% is 0.067)

t is the time in years (14, in our case)

Plugging in all the information we have:

`F=P(1+r)^t\\F=1250(1+0.067)^14\\F=1250(1.067)^14\\F=3098.93`

The account will accrue $3098.93 after 14 years.