SOLUTION: Cheryl will be buying a new vehicle for $15,000 in 3 years. How much would you have to invest now at 5% compounded continuously to have enough to purchase the vehicle 3 years from

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Question 1080397: Cheryl will be buying a new vehicle for $15,000 in 3 years. How much would you have to invest now at 5% compounded continuously to have enough to purchase the vehicle 3 years from now?
Answer by rapture(86) About Me  (Show Source):
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Continuously compounded interest means that your principal is constantly earning interest and the interest keeps earning on the interest earned.

Use the formula A = Pe^(rt).

Solve for A when P = 15,000, r = 0.05, and t = 3