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Steven puts $800.00 into an account to use for school expenses. The account earns 2% interest, compounded quarterly. How much will be in the account after 10 years?

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Using the compound interest formula, we calculate that after 10 years, Steven's account, with an initial investment of $800.00 and an annual interest rate of 2% compounded quarterly, would grow to approximately $976.90.

Step-by-step explanation:

The question is asking to calculate the future value of an initial investment of $800.00 with 2% interest, compounded quarterly, after 10 years. To find out how much will be in the account after this time, you can use the future value formula for compound interest:

FV = P ((1 + r/n)^n*t

Where:

  • FV is the future value of the investment.
  • P is the principal amount (the initial amount of money).
  • r is the annual interest rate (decimal).
  • n is the number of times that interest is compounded per year.
  • t is the time the money is invested for in years.

Plugging in the values:
FV = 800.00((1 + 0.02/4)^(4*10)

This simplifies to:
FV = 800.00((1 + 0.005)^40

Calculating the above expression:
FV = 800.00((1 + 0.005)^40

FV = 800.00 ( 1.005 ^ 40 )

FV = 800.00 ( 1.2214 )

FV ≈ $976.90

So, after 10 years, the amount in Steven's account would be approximately $976.90.

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