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You decide to invest $997.90 at an interest rate of 17% l, how long will it take to triple your money? Round to the nearest whole number.

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Answer:

Approximately 18 years

Explanation:

Triple: 997.90*3. which is 2993.7

997.90*0.17*x=2993.7

(x is time)

169.643x=2993.7

x=2993.7/169.643

x= approximately 17.64....... years/

18 years.

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