SOLUTION: If P dollars is invested in a bank that coumpounds interest n times a year, the value of the account after t years is found evaluating P(1 + i/n)^nt where i is the annual interest

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Question 130283: If P dollars is invested in a bank that coumpounds interest n times a year, the value of the account after t years is found evaluating P(1 + i/n)^nt where i is the annual interest rate (as a decimal number). Find the value of an account for which P=$1000, i=5%, n=2 and t=3 years.
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P(1+i/n)^nt
1000(1+.05/2)^2*3
1000(1+.025)^6
1000(1.025)^6
1000*1.15969=$1,159.69 AMOUNT OF THE INVESTMENT.