document.write( "Question 1128658: Hannah wants to have $ 7500 to help pay for a new deck in 13 years. If she wants to put her money into an account earning 6.5% interest compounded continuously, how much should she invest now, so that she will have $ 7500 in 13 years?
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\n" ); document.write( "With continuous compounding, the amount A after t years at a rate of r, with an initial principal P, is given by the formula

\n" ); document.write( "\"A+=+Pe%5E%28rt%29\"

\n" ); document.write( "So the amount P required for the beginning principal to get the final amount A is

\n" ); document.write( "\"P+=+Ae%5E%28-rt%29\"

\n" ); document.write( "For this example,

\n" ); document.write( "\"P+=+7500%2Ae%5E%28.065%2A13%29\"

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