SOLUTION: If money is invested for 4 years at a simple interest rate of 13.2% per annum, the nominal interest rate per annum, compounding monthly, is (as a percentage rounded to three decima

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Question 1146563: If money is invested for 4 years at a simple interest rate of 13.2% per annum, the nominal interest rate per annum, compounding monthly, is (as a percentage rounded to three decimal places; no % sign):
Answer by josmiceli(19441)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Since the principal invested is not given, let


For simple interest:




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If this were a compounded interest received,






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Take the log base 10 of both sides







Rounded off:

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check:



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