SOLUTION: A friend tells you that her savings account doubled in 8 years. Use the Rule of 72 to estimate what the APR of her account was.

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Question 1003461: A friend tells you that her savings account doubled in 8 years. Use the Rule of 72 to estimate what the APR of her account was.
Answer by fractalier(6550) About Me  (Show Source):
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The rule of 72 says that an amount will double when the product of the percentage and the number of years equals 72...so for 8 years, you would need to earn 9%...