SOLUTION: amira invests $100 in an account that gain 3% interest every year. Ruby invests $50 into an account that earns 2% interest every half year. In how many years will the accounts have

Question 1140511: amira invests $100 in an account that gain 3% interest every year. Ruby invests $50 into an account that earns 2% interest every half year. In how many years will the accounts have the same value?
Answer by greenestamps(13209) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Use a calculator....

Or with a good graphing calculator like the TI83, you can simply graph and and find their intersection.
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