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taylorroop:

You decide to put $2,000 in a savings account to save for a $3,000 downpayment on a new car. If the account has an interest rate of 4% per year and is compounded monthly, how long does it take until you have $3,000 without depositing any additional funds?

taylorroop:

121.862 years 12.1862 years 10.155 years 1.0155 years

Pixel:

2000 x .04 = ???

taylorroop:

80

Pixel:

80 x ???? + 2000 = 3000

taylorroop:

12.5

Pixel:

1 attachment
Pixel:

or log(1.5)/log(1+.04/12) =

taylorroop:

121 years

Pixel:

121/12 =

taylorroop:

10

taylorroop:

.08

Pixel:

121.8421525 / 12

Pixel:

you need exact

Pixel:

so do the decimals too

taylorroop:

10.1535

Pixel:

now round to the nearest thousandth

taylorroop:

10.155 answer

Pixel:

mhm

taylorroop:

thank you

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