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If £2000 is placed into a ban account that pays 3% compound interest per year how much will be in the account after 2 years

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Answer:£2121.8

Explanation:

Given

Principal money
P=£2000

rate of interest is
R=3\%

time period
T=2\ yr

The amount by compound interest is given by


A=P[1+(R)/(100)]^T

Putting values


\Rightarrow A=2000[1+0.03]^2\\\Rightarrow A=2121.8

So, after two years it will be £2121.8

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