SOLUTION: Does continuous compounding increase or decrease the amount of time needed to save $10,000 at 12% annual interest when compared to other compounding periods available?

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Question 998163: Does continuous compounding increase or decrease the amount of time needed to save $10,000 at 12% annual interest when compared to other compounding periods available?
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Compounding more frequently decreases the amount of time to achieve a fixed future value or increases the future value achieved at a fixed time.

John

My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it