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If you put 2000 an interest bearing account is compounded quarterly(4 times a year)at 6%, how long will
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If you put 2000 an interest bearing account is compounded quarterly(4 times a year)at 6%, how long will it take for your money to triple? Found 2 solutions by stanbon, josmiceli:Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! If you put 2000 an interest bearing account is compounded quarterly(4 times a year)at 6%, how long will it take for your money to triple?
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A(t) = P(1+(r/n))^(n*t)
3*2000 = 2000(1+(0.06/4))^(4*t)
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Solve:
(1+(0.06/4))^(4t) = 3
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4t*log(1.015) = log(3)
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4t = 73.79
time = 18.45 years
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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You can put this solution on YOUR website! you just have to plug the right numbers into
the formula. Sometimes you have to do a
conversion to logs base 10 to get answer.
( I can never remember formula -I keep
it handy for problems )
-------------------------------- original investment compounding 4 times a year 6% interest rate
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If you want to triple your original investment,
just say , or in this case:
Find , number of years you leave the money in
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Take the log base 10 of both sides
It will take 18 years and 6 months
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check:
close enough
Hope this helps
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