SOLUTION: If $ 500 is decompressed in an account paying 8.5% annual interest, compounded semiannually, how long willit take for the account to increase to $ 1000? How long will it take for t

Question 1176170: If $ 500 is decompressed in an account paying 8.5% annual interest, compounded semiannually, how long willit take for the account to increase to $ 1000? How long will it take for the account to increase to $ 41000 if compounded continuously?
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Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Not sure what "decompressed" means here so will just ignore it
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If $ 500 in an account paying 8.5% annual interest, compounded semiannually, how long will it take for the account to increase to $ 1000?
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Using the formula where:
A = resulting amt after t time
P = initial amt
r = interest rate in decimal form
n = no. of compounding times per yr
t = no. of yrs
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simplify, divide both sides by 500

using natural logs
2t*ln(1.0425) = ln(2)
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2t =
using your calc
2t = 16.6535
divide by 2
t = 8.327 ~ 8.5 yrs to reach $1000 in the account
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How long will it take for the account to increase to $ 41000 if compounded continuously?

simplify, divide both sides by 500

using natural logs
2t*ln(1.0425) = ln(82)
2t =
using your calc
2t = 105.8756
t = 52.938 ~ 53 yrs to reach $41000 in the account

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