document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1187381>Question 1187381</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> if $500 is deposited in an account paying 8.7% annual interest, compounded continuously, how long will it take the account to increase to $800? (round the answer to one decimal place) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #818446 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=greenestamps><B>greenestamps(13200)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=greenestamps><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=greenestamps><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=818446\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "For tutor @MathTherapy....<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Remember that the purpose of this forum is to help students learn how to solve problems.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Your response to this question -- simply stating that the other tutor's answer is wrong and showing the correct answer with no work -- is of no use to the student.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Yes, in many cases a response from a tutor is absurd; but in this case the first tutor simply used the right method with the wrong number.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "A useful response for the student would say that and perhaps show the solution using the right number.<br><hr><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1.6+=+e%5E%280.087t%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1.6+=+e%5E%280.087t%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=ln%281.6%29=0.087t%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"ln%281.6%29=0.087t%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=t=ln%281.6%29%2F0.087 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"t=ln%281.6%29%2F0.087\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = 5.40 (years) to the nearest hundredth<br><BR>\n" );
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