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Alg462 Compound/Continuous Interest

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You deposit $2200 in a bank account that pays 3% annual interest compounded quarterly. Find the balance after 4 years.

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You deposit $2200 in a bank account that pays 3% annual interest compounded monthly. Find the balance after 4 years.

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You deposit $2200 in a bank account that pays 3% annual interest compounded daily. Find the balance after 4 years.

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Looking at the three situations in questions #1-3, which account pays you the most interest?

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You want to save $3000 in your savings account after 3 years of collecting interest. If the account pays 3.5% interest compounded monthly, find the amount you should deposit in the account to reach $3000 at the end of 3 years.

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You want to save $3000 in your savings account after 3 years of collecting interest. If the account pays 4% interest compounded yearly, find the amount you should deposit in the account to reach $3000 at the end of 3 years.

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Is investing $3000 at 6% annual interest compounded monthly and $3000 at 8% annual interest compounded monthly equivalent to investing $6000 (the total of the two principals) at 7% interest (the average of the two interest rates) compounded monthly?

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You deposit $2000 in an account that pays 4% annual interest compounded continuously. What is the balance after 5 years?

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You have $1099.50 in an account that paid 2.65% annual interest compounded continuously for twelve years. How much was the initial deposit?

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Suppose you have $5500 to deposit into a bank account. Which of the options below would be the best for you to have the greatest amount after 7 years?

--> The account pays 3.5% interest compounded monthly

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--> The account pays 3.495% interest compounded continuously

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