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You have $1000 in a savings account and the compound interest rate is 5% per year. After 5 years, how much money approximately do you have in the savings account if you left the money to grow?

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The formula of compound interest is:


New Capital = Deposit x ( 1+ Interest )^(number of years


New Capitan = 1000( 1 + 0.05)^5


$1,276.28
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Answer:

Your answer is 1000( 1 + 0.05)^5

$1,276.28

Step-by-step explanation:

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