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OpenStudy (anonymous):

You invest $4,900 in an account that pays an interest rate of 5.5%, compounded continuously. Calculate the balance of your account after 6 years. Round your answer to the nearest hundredth

OpenStudy (anonymous):

31062.2941 ?

OpenStudy (amistre64):

pert again....2 minutes ago amistre64 252 9 3 medals for this answerer. Give Medal Medal GivenUndo 4900(e^(.055)(6))a minute ago amistre64 252 9 3 medals for this answerer. Give Medal Medal GivenUndo plug that into google and the calc will spit back an answer

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i did & i got 31062.2941

OpenStudy (amistre64):

it read it wring; gotta tell it to keep the exponents together

OpenStudy (amistre64):

4900 * (e^(.055 * 6)) = 6815.743

OpenStudy (amistre64):

at first it did (e^.055)*6 :)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i still didn't get that answer

OpenStudy (amistre64):

odd....cause thats a copy and paste off the google itself...

OpenStudy (anonymous):

maybe i did something wrong lol

OpenStudy (amistre64):

this is the wrong one...4900 * ((e^.055) * 6) = 31062.2941; see how it interpreted it wrong :)

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