SOLUTION: fleet street savings bank pays interest at the rate of 4.25% per year compounded weekly in a savings account whereas washington bank pays interest at the rate of 4.125% per year co

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Question 1110091: fleet street savings bank pays interest at the rate of 4.25% per year compounded weekly in a savings account whereas washington bank pays interest at the rate of 4.125% per year compounded daily. which bank offers a better rate of interest.
Answer by greenestamps(13203)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!


The growth factor over a year for fleet street is
for an APR of about 4.34%

The growth factor over a year for washington bank is
for an APR of about 4.21%

The rate is better at fleet street.

You could also determine that by comparing the growth factors over one week.

For fleet street that growth factor is
For washington bank it is

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