SOLUTION: Hunter invested $750 in an account paying an interest rate of 6 5/8% compounded continuously. London invested $750 in an account paying an interest rate of 6 1/2% compounded daily.

Question 1172665: Hunter invested $750 in an account paying an interest rate of 6 5/8% compounded continuously. London invested $750 in an account paying an interest rate of 6 1/2% compounded daily. After 18 years, how much more money would Hunter have in his account then London, to the nearest dollar?
Answer by Boreal(15235) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
a. P=750*e^(rt)=750*e^(.06625*18)
=750*e^1.1925
=$2471.48 or $2471
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b. P=750(1+(0.0650/365))^(365*18)
=$2416.24 or $2416
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The difference is $55.24 or $55.
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