Oscar and Heather deposit 8,000.00 into a savings account which earns 4% interest compounded quarterly. 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

O sc a r an d He a t h er d e p os i t 8, 000.00 in t o a s a v in g s a cco u n t w hi c h e a r n s 4% in t eres t co m p o u n d e d q u a r t er l 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 ?

Amount : 9014.6

Solution steps

Translate the problem into an equation:

A = 8000 (1 + \frac{0.04}{4})^{4 \cdot 3}

8000 (1 + \frac{0.04}{4})^{4 \cdot 3} = 9014.60024 \dots

Round to the nearest hundredth:

9014.6

Amount : 9014.6