document.write( "Question 229682: if you know your original investment amount (i.e. $1000) and you know your capital doubles every 6 years, how do you determine your interest rate percentage? \n" ); document.write( "
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if you know your original investment amount (i.e. $1000) and you know your capital doubles every 6 years, how do you determine your interest rate percentage?
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document.write( "If it's simple interest then\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"I+=+Prt\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Then the interest in \"6\" years must equal the principle \"P\",\r\n" );
document.write( "so we substitute \"t=6\" and \"I=P\" in the above equation\r\n" );
document.write( "and get\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"P+=+Pr%286%29\"\r\n" );
document.write( "\"P+=+6Pr\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Divide both sides by \"6P\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"%28P%29%2F%286P%29=%286Pr%29%2F%286P%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"%28cross%28P%29%5E1%29%2F%286cross%28P%29%29=%28cross%286P%29r%29%2F%28cross%286P%29%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"1%2F6=r\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\".16\"\"2%2F3=r\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"16%261%2F3\"\"%22%25%22=r\"\r\n" );
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