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Solve these compound interest problems and round your answer to the nearest 100th.

1)Find the final amount for an $1800 investment at 8% interest compounded quarterly for 6 years.

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User Veswanth
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Answer:

$2,895.19

Explanation:

You are going to want to use the compound interest formula, which is shown below.


A=P(1+(r)/(n) )^(nt)

P = initial balance

r = interest rate

n = number of times compounded annually

t = time

First, change 8% into its decimal form:

8% ->
(8)/(100) -> 0.08

Now lets plug in the values into the equation:


A=1,800(1+(0.08)/(4) )^(6(4))


A=2,895.19

The final amount for this investment is $2,895.19

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