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A person invests 3500 dollars in a bank. The bank pays 5% interest compounded semi-annually. To the nearest tenth of a year, how long must the person leave the money in the bank until it reaches 8900 dollars?
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A person invests 3500 dollars in a bank. The bank pays 5% interest compounded

semi-annually. To the nearest tenth of a year, how long must the person leave the
money in the bank until it reaches 8900 dollars?
r
A = P(1 + )nt
n

User Jblasco
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Answer: 18.9

A=8900

P= 3500

r = 0.05

n = 2 (semi-annually)

T= 18.9

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