A few days ago
Kelly B

College Algebra Word Problem!!!!?

Solve the problem.

Find the required annual interest rate, to the nearest tenth of a percent, for $898 to grow to $1511 if interest is compounded monthly for 2 years.

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A few days ago
small monkey

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The Equation is 898 * (1 + z)^24 = 1511

where z is the interest per month.

z = [ (1511/898) ^ (1/24) ] – 1

( “^(1/24” is more usually known as the 24th-root of …)

z = 0,0219…

So the answer is 2,2%.

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