SOLUTION: Carmen wants to invest some money so that she will have $10,000 in 5 years. The bank offers a rate of 6.5% compounded quarterly. How much should her investment be?

Question 1194163: Carmen wants to invest some money so that she will have $10,000 in 5 years. The bank offers a rate of 6.5% compounded quarterly. How much should her investment be?
Answer by ikleyn(52776) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Let X be her investment.


Then, if you have necessary pre-requisites for this subject (which I hope you have), you can write an equation


    10000 = .


From this equation 


    X =  = use your calculator = 7244.18  dollars.


ANSWER.  Carmen shoud invest  $7244.18.

Solved.

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