document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1138052>Question 1138052</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the amount in a savings account at the end of 8 years if the amount originally deposited is $9000 and the interest rate is 6.5​% compounded semiannually. Round to the nearest cent. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The 6.5% is an annual interest rate; when the value is compounded semiannually (twice a year), the money grows by half of the 6.5 percent twice a year.  With an initial amount of $9000 and a period of 8 years, the value at the end will be<br><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(The answer is a bit over $15000....) </SPAN>\n" );
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