document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1207184>Question 1207184</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Randy invested his inheritance in an account that paid 6.4% interest, compounded continuously. After 8 years, he found that he now had $59,272.90. What was the original amount of his inheritance?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A = P*e^(r*t)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "59272.90 = P*e^(0.064*8)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "59272.90 = P*1.66862511014<BR>\n" );
document.write( "P = 59272.90/1.66862511<BR>\n" );
document.write( "P = 35521.99930636<BR>\n" );
document.write( "P = <font color=red>35522.00 dollars</font> is the final answer<BR>\n" );
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