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Tanner has a total of $2,250 to put into two different accounts.

He deposited $1,100 into one account that pays 3% compounded annually.
He deposited $1,150 into one account that pays 7.5% simple interest.
What will be the balance Tanner will have in the two accounts at the end of 7 years? (Round to the nearest cent)

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At the end of 7 years, Tanner will have a total balance of approximately $3,101.29 in the two accounts.

For the first account with a principal of $1,100 and an annual interest rate of 3% compounded annually, we can use the compound interest formula:

Future Value (FV) = P * (1 + r)^n

where P is the principal, r is the annual interest rate (as a decimal), and n is the number of years.

FV1 = $1,100 * (1 + 0.03)^7

FV1 ≈ $1,100 * (1.03^7)

FV1 ≈ $1,100 * 1.22504

FV1 ≈ $1,347.54

For the second account with a principal of $1,150 and an annual interest rate of 7.5% simple interest, we can use the simple interest formula:

Future Value (FV) = P + P * r * n

where P is the principal, r is the annual interest rate (as a decimal), and n is the number of years.

FV2 = $1,150 + $1,150 * 0.075 * 7

FV2 = $1,150 + $1,150 * 0.525

FV2 = $1,150 + $603.75

FV2 ≈ $1,753.75

Now we add the future values of both accounts together:

Total Balance = FV1 + FV2

Total Balance ≈ $1,347.54 + $1,753.75

Total Balance ≈ $3,101.29

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