Problema Solution
Grace deposits $1000 in a mutual fund earning 9.5% annual interest, compounded monthly.
What is the exponential function that models this situation where, y, is the amount of Grace's investment and ,x, is time in years?
I have A = 1000 (1 + .095/12) 12(x) Is this correct?
If this equation is correct, how do I figure what the balance would be for 5 years and 10 years rounding to the nearest cent.
Thanks!
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the correct answer is
A = 1000 (1 + .095/12)^(12*x)
for x = 5 years we have
A = 1000 (1 + .095/12)^(12*5)
A = $1,605.01
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for x = 10 years we have
A = 1000 (1 + .095/12)^(12*10)
A = $2,576.06
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