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It will take approximately 67 years for Kiran to save $10,000 with a 6% interest rate in Bank A and around 100 years with a 4% interest rate in Bank B.

To determine how many years it will take Kiran to save $10,000 with compound interest, we can use the compound interest formula:


\[A = P \left(1 + (r)/(n)\right)^(nt)\]

where:

- A is the future value of the investment,

- P is the principal amount (initial deposit),

- r is the annual interest rate (in decimal form),

- n is the number of times interest is compounded per year,

- t is the number of years.

For Bank A:


\[10,000 = 200 * (1.06)^t\]


\[50 = (1.06)^t\]


\[t = (\log(50))/(\log(1.06)) \approx 67.13\]

For Bank B:


\[10,000 = 200 * (1.04)^t\]\[50 = (1.04)^t\]\[t = (\log(50))/(\log(1.04)) \approx 99.74\]

The results indicate that it will take approximately 67.13 years for Kiran to save $10,000 using Bank A and approximately 99.74 years using Bank B.

The complete question is:

Kiran plans to save $200 per year. Bank A would pay 6% interest, and Bank B would pay 4% interest (both compounded annually). How many years will it take to save $10,000 if he uses bank A? Bank B? Round to the nearest whole number

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