SOLUTION: $4,482 is deposited into a savings account at 4% interest, compound annually. To the nearest year, how long will it take for the account balance to reach $1,000,000?

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Question 1061126: $4,482 is deposited into a savings account at 4% interest, compound annually. To the nearest year, how long will it take for the account balance to reach $1,000,000?
Answer by addingup(3677)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
1,000,000=4,482(1+0.04)^x
223.11 = (1.04)^x
log(223.11) = log(1.04)^x
log(223.11) = x*log(1.04)
x = [log(223)]/[log(1.04)]
x = 137.865 years



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