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How much would you have to deposit in an account with a 5% interest rate, compounded annually, to have $1300 in your account 13 years later?

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Final answer:

To have $1300 in your bank account 13 years later with a 5% interest rate compounded annually, you would need to deposit approximately $676.65.

Step-by-step explanation:

To calculate how much money you need to deposit in an account with a 5% interest rate compounded annually to have $1300 in your account 13 years later, you can use the formula for compound interest:

P = A / (1 + r)^t

Where:

  • P is the principal amount (the amount you need to deposit)
  • A is the future value (the amount you want to have)
  • r is the interest rate per period in decimal form
  • t is the number of periods

Using this formula, we can plug in the values:

  • P = 1300 / (1 + 0.05)^13

Calculating this, we get:

  • P ≈ $676.65

So, you would need to deposit approximately $676.65.

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