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Manny and Bella deposit 700.00 into a savings account which earns 15% interest compounded annually. They want to use the money in the account to go on a trip in 3 years. How much will they be able to spend?

Solution

M ann y an d B e ll a d e p os i t 700.00 in t o a s a v in g s a cco u n t w hi c h e a r n s 15% in t eres t co m p o u n d e d ann u a ll y . T h ey w an t t o u se t h e m o n ey in t h e a cco u n t t o g o o n a t r i p in 3 ye a rs . Ho w m u c h w i ll t h ey b e ab l e t o s p e n d ?

Solution

Amount : 1064.61

Solution steps

Translate the problem into an equation:

A = 700 (1 + \frac{0.15}{1})^{1 \cdot 3}

700 (1 + \frac{0.15}{1})^{1 \cdot 3} = 1064.6125

Round to the nearest hundredth:

1064.61

Amount : 1064.61

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