document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=436823>Question 436823</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How long does it take $875 to double if it is invested at 8% compounded monthly? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #853287 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=n3><B>n3(5)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/iconNewId_16x16.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=n3><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=853287\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> .\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The post by @josgarithmetic with his answer &nbsp;\" about 8 years and 8 months \" &nbsp;is \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) &nbsp;&nbsp;incorrect\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;and\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) &nbsp;&nbsp;distorts the meaning of the problem and the meaning of my solution.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This problem is not seeking for an approximate solution.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What josgarithmetic calls &nbsp;\" an approximate solution \", &nbsp;is &nbsp;NOT &nbsp;a solution and is &nbsp;NOT &nbsp;an appropriate solution.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The problem seeks for a &nbsp;PRECISE &nbsp;solution, &nbsp;instead, &nbsp;which is achieved via the proper rounding.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The proper rounding of the resulting decimal number to the closest greater integer number <BR>\n" );
document.write( "is an integral and essential part of the solution, &nbsp;which can not be neglected/ignored/omitted.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Regarding all the rest in the post by @josgarithmetic, &nbsp;it is a reduced re-writing from the solution by @ikleyn. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Therefore, &nbsp;my advise and instruction to a reader is fully ignore the post by @josgaritmetic.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;@josgarithmetic, rewriting from others is a very low-level practice, \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;so I advise you to stop doing it.\r<BR>\n" );
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