SOLUTION: Tisha has $40 in a savings account that earns 5% interest, compounded annually. To the nearest cent, how much will she have in 2 years

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Question 1160873: Tisha has $40 in a savings account that earns 5% interest, compounded annually.
To the nearest cent, how much will she have in 2 years

Answer by solver91311(24713) About Me  (Show Source):
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Compound interest formula:



Where is the amount in the account after years, is the initial principal amount, is the annual interest rate expressed as a decimal, and is the number of compounding periods per year.

You want to find where , , , and .

You can do your own arithmetic.


John

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