document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=616467>Question 616467</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Can you please help me solve this?: The compound interest formula is given by A=P(1+r/n)^nt, where A is the amount after t years generated from an initial, principal investment P, compounded n times annually at an interest rate r. Use logarithms to solve for t. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "A=P(1+r/n)^nt, where A is the amount after t years generated from an initial, principal investment P, compounded n times annually at an interest rate r. Use logarithms to solve for t.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=A+=+P%281+%2B+%28r%29%2Fn%29%5Ent ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"A+=+P%281+%2B+%28r%29%2Fn%29%5Ent\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=A%2FP+=+%281+%2B+%28r%29%2Fn%29%5Ent ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"A%2FP+=+%281+%2B+%28r%29%2Fn%29%5Ent\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "log base <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%281+%2B+r%2Fn%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%281+%2B+r%2Fn%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=A%2FP+=+nt ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"A%2FP+=+nt\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "log <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28A%2FP%29%2F%281+%2B+r%2Fn%29+=+nt ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28A%2FP%29%2F%281+%2B+r%2Fn%29+=+nt\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "t = log <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%28A%2FP%29%2F%281+%2B+r%2Fn%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%28A%2FP%29%2F%281+%2B+r%2Fn%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >/n\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "t = log <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%28A%2FP%29%2F%281+%2B+r%2Fn%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%28A%2FP%29%2F%281+%2B+r%2Fn%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > * <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2Fn ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2Fn\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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