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April opened a savings account with a one-time deposit of $500. The savings account will earn 5% compound interest each year. How much interest will April’s initial deposit earn at the end of 3 years?

Use the following formula:

A equal P open parenthese 1 plus r close parenthese to the power of t

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The answer I’m pretty sure needs to be rounded to the nearest penny as it is money so
April will earn= 578.81 in interest after 3 years

My solution:
April opened a savings account with a one-time deposit of $500. The savings account-example-1
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