document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1109200>Question 1109200</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please Help I dont understand the 72 Rule. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Use the rule of 72 to estimate how long it would take a $30,000 deposit to double if you earn an annual interest rate of 12% </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The rule says that to find the number of years required to double your money at a given interest rate, you just divide the interest rate into <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=72 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"72\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=72%2F12=6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"72%2F12=6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > =>it will double in <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > years </SPAN>\n" );
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