SOLUTION: Rhonda deposits $5,600 in a savings account that pays 1.5% interest, compounded semi-annually. What would her ending balance be after 4 years? Round to the nearest cent.

Question 1165364: Rhonda deposits $5,600 in a savings account that pays 1.5% interest, compounded semi-annually. What would her ending balance be after 4 years? Round to the nearest cent.

Answer by ikleyn(52776) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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f = p * (1 + r) ^ n


f is the future value
p is the present value (one-time original deposit)
r is the interest rate per time period as a decimal number
n is the number of time periods.


in your problem:


p = 5600
f = what you want to find
r = 1.5% / 2  = .0075 semi-annually
n = 4*2 semi-annual periods


formula becomes f =  = 5944.95 dollars.    ANSWER

Solved.

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