document.write( "Question 1160547: How long will it take for $600 to double if it is invested at 9% annual interest compounded 3times a year? Enter in exact calculations or round to 3 decimal places. \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Since the compounding is  3  times per year  (which means  every  4  months),
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So the final and  UNIQUELY  correct answer is  8  (eight,  EIGHT)  FULL  YEARS,\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Notice  (AND  IT  IS  EXTREMELY  IMPORTANT)  that in this problem the instruction
\n" ); document.write( "to round to  3  decimal points  DOES  NOT  MAKE  any sense.\r
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