SOLUTION: Find the amount in a savings account at the end of 8 years if the amount originally deposited is $9000 and the interest rate is 6.5​% compounded semiannually. Round to the neares

Algebra.Com
Question 1138052: Find the amount in a savings account at the end of 8 years if the amount originally deposited is $9000 and the interest rate is 6.5​% compounded semiannually. Round to the nearest cent.
Answer by greenestamps(13200)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!


The 6.5% is an annual interest rate; when the value is compounded semiannually (twice a year), the money grows by half of the 6.5 percent twice a year. With an initial amount of $9000 and a period of 8 years, the value at the end will be



Use a calculator....

(The answer is a bit over $15000....)

RELATED QUESTIONS

$2,000 is deposited in a savings account at 4% interest compounded semi-annually. Find... (answered by greenestamps,josmiceli)
Find the amount of money in an account after 8 years if $4800 is deposited at 6% annual... (answered by stanbon)
Shari wishes to place part of $ 12000 into a savings account earning 8 % simple interest... (answered by mananth)
The principal represents an amount of money deposited in a savings account subject to... (answered by mananth,ikleyn)
find the amount in a savings account that earns a simple interest rate of 4% after 3... (answered by stanbon)
Find the amount in a savings account that earns a simple interest rate of 4% after 3... (answered by rfer)
Find the amount in a savings account that earns a simple interest rate of 4% after 3... (answered by rfer)
Find the amount of money in account after 6 years if $4500 is deposited at 7% annual... (answered by ewatrrr)
can you please help mee!!!!!! Using the formula I=PRT to find simple interest on an (answered by jojo14344)