Darlene Fine wants to have at least $50,000 in her savings account in 10 years. If her account pays 3.6% interest compounded annually, what should Darlene's initial investment be if she plans to keep the account without making deposits or withdrawals?

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kamille · Answer

Hey,you will need to use a formula 

$$A=P(1+\frac{ r }{ 100 })^{n}$$

A-amount of money accumulated after n years, including interest.
P-principal amount (the initial amount you borrow or deposit)
r-annual rate of interest
n-number of years

So you know that A=$50,000 
r=3.6 and n=10,so:
$$50,000=P(1+0.036)^{10}$$
All you need to do now,is solve the equation

anonymous · Answer

thank you (: