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find the time it takes for $9,100 to double when invested at an annual interest rate of 5%, compounded continuously. year

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Answer:

$18,200 = $9,100e^(.05t)

e^(.05t) = 2

(1/20)t = ln 2

t = 120 ln 2 = about 83.2 years

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