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| Question 1179982:  How many years will it take for an initial investment of $950 to grow to $14,000 if it is invested today at 6.5% compounded monthly? (Note on formatting: Be sure to include a space and the word, “year” or “years”, and round off to two decimal places. Example: 10.50 years)
 
 Answer by ikleyn(52879)
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You can put this solution on YOUR website! . 
 Hello, are you a former book editor at a publishing company ?
 
 
 Believe me, we, the tutors, do not need such instructions as you place in your post.
 
 
 We are not idiots . . .
 
 
 
 Also  (and beside of it),  these instructions are not correct within their meaning:
 
 the answer should be given in years and months,  not in decimal numbers.
 
 
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 Excuse me for my words,  that may seem to be too sharp to you . . .
 
 
 Simply saying,  I do not like,  when a person,  who is not a specialist in the subject,
 
 suddenly gets into a position of a mentor and starts dictate to real experts.
 
 
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 Let me tell you one my story.
 
 
 In  US,  I worked in several  Engineering companies for many years.
 
 
 My managers/supervisors were knowledgeable people;
 but no one,  even knowledgeable person can not be an experts in all areas,  at the same time.
 
 
 So,  recognizing my skills,  expertise and knowledge,  my manager,  when a new project came,  always asked me,
 calling me by my name:   "how we will solve it ?"
 
 
 And I answered then :    "in this way,  and in this way,  and in this . . . ".
 
 
 
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