SOLUTION: If $130 is invested in a savings account that earns 4% interest per year, which of the following is closest to the amount in the account at the end of 10 years?
A) $218
B) $192
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Question 998177: If $130 is invested in a savings account that earns 4% interest per year, which of the following is closest to the amount in the account at the end of 10 years?
A) $218
B) $192
C) $168
D) $324
Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Where
is the future value,
is the principal invested,
is the interest rate expressed as a decimal,
is the number of compounding periods per year, and
is the number of years.
For your problem,
is what you want to calculate,
is $130,
is 0.04,
is 1, and
is 10.
John

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