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Colleen earned some money doing odd jobs last summer and put it in a savings account that earns 8% interest compounded quarterly after 4 years there is 1,000.00 in the account how much did Colleen earn doing odd jobs

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The total interest is 8% compounded quarterly for 4 years,


8((interset)/(quarter))*4years*4\text{ (}\frac{\text{quarter}}{year})=120

We gotta define the initial amount earned as 100%. That means he now has 220% .

SO, we have

220% of the initial amount he earned = 1000


\begin{gathered} 220=1000 \\ 100=(1000)/(220*100) \\ =454 \end{gathered}

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