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If Serena puts $1000 in a savings account that pays 2% interest compounded annualy, how much money will she have in the account after 10 years? (Hint: To find the amount of money after 1 year. multiply by 1.02.)

User MjZac
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Answer:

$1221.19

Explanation:

Formula for compound interest:

A= P(1+r/n)^n x t

A = final amount

P = initial principal balance

r = interest rate

n = number of times interest applied per time period

t = number of time periods elapsed

We know that Serena pays annually meaning yearly (12 months or 1 year)

So after substituting all the numbers in,

A= 1000(1+0.02/12)^(12x10)

We change the rate to 0.02 because we must divide 2% by 100%. And divide the rate by number of times applied per time (n).

DISCLAIMER:

I have not done compound interest questions in a long time but if you want to confirm my answer, go to a calculator site and just input the numbers on there.

User Mkuse
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Answer:

5000

Explanation:

1000 รท 2 = 500 x 10 = 5000

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