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Compound Interest
Compound Interest
From this example, it is easy to see that if you are saving money, you would
prefer compound interest.
Calculate compound interest using this
formula:
Example: $100 is invested at 10% interest
compounded yearly for 6 years
177.16
$250 invested at 6.5% for 8 years
compounded monthly.
419.92
Example……
Problem: Answer: nt
r
A P 1
$500 invested at 12% for n
110
10 years compounded .12
yearly. A 5001
1
A 5001.12
10
A 1552.93
Example……
Problem: Answer:
nt
r
$1000 at 7.25% for 9 A P 1
years compounded n
(129 )
monthly. .0725
A 10001
12
A 1916.57
Try these:
A 1027.56
Problem: Answer:
nt
r
A P 1
$25,000 at 8% for 3 years n
compounded annually
13
.08
A 250001 .
1
A 250001.08
3
A 31492.80
Problem: Answer:
nt
r
1. $680 at 5.5% for 1.5 years A P 1
compounded monthly n
121.5
.055
A 6801
12
A 738.34
Problem: Answer:
nt
r
$1500 at 4.5% for 2 years A P 1
compounded monthly n
122
.045
A 15001
12
A 1640.99
Look
how
compounding
works!
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