Jude’S Drafting Table The Compound Interest Question
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The Compound Interest Question
THE QUESTION
Prudence had $750 she invested in the bank. The teller said that the money she invested earned interest at the rate of 9%, compounded continuously. How long will it take for the investment to triple? Quadruple?
.:. WHAT WE KNOW .:. GENERA L COM POUND [CONTINUOUS ] INTERES T
FORM UL A : A = Pert, where A = total amount, P = principal amount, e = constant, r = rate of interest and t = period of time to get amount.
P = $750 r = 9% = 0.09 tripled amount = ($750)(3) = $2250 quadrupled amount = ($750)(4) = $3000
THE SOLUTION
STEPS PROCESS1. The f irst thing the question
asked for was the amount of time to triple the initial investment. This means the total amount will equal three times the initial amount, which is $2250.
2. Plug the g iven information into the formula and it is found that the only variable missing is the time.
3. In order to find the time, the value must be isolated. This is done by div iding out the initial amount and f inding the ln of both sides to remove e. Once e is removed, multiply the reciprocal of r to both sides, allowing t to remain.
STEPS PROCESS
1. The second part of the question asked for the amount of time to quadruple the initial investment. This means the total amount will equal 4x the initial amount, which is $3000.
2. Plug the g iven information into the formula.
3. In order to find the time, the value must be isolated. This is done by dividing out the initial amount and finding the ln of both sides to remove e. Once e is removed, multiply the reciprocal of r to both sides, allowing t to remain.
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