WILL GIVE MEDAL AND FAN! you invest $5,175.00 in a stock plan. it increases 9% the first year and then loses 5% of it's value the second year. what is your gain compared to your original investment?

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WILL GIVE MEDAL AND FAN! you invest $5,175.00 in a stock plan. it increases 9%  the first year and then loses 5% of it's value the second year. what is your gain compared to your original investment?

tkhunny · Answer

Show the first step...

5175 for starters.
Increase this value by 9%

Go!

anonymous · Answer

5,640.75 @tkhunny

anonymous · Answer

5358.71

anonymous · Answer

i think the answer is $183.72

tkhunny · Answer

How did you get that?  Please show your work.

5175 * (1 + 0.09) = 5640.75

Okay, now take that number and remove 5%.  Show your work.

anonymous · Answer

i used the google calculator.

anonymous · Answer

the answer  wouldnt go that low weeping

anonymous · Answer

it is asking for the difference. not the total.

tkhunny · Answer

This does not answer my very fervent request to show your work.  Good luck.  Mov on to the next one.

@Dubba2000 is answering the wrong question.  You have it just fine.

anonymous · Answer

how an i going to show my work? i used a calculator....

tkhunny · Answer

I used a calculator, too.

5175 * (1 + 0.09) = 5640.75

I also showed my work.