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Coralee invests $5,000 in an account that compounds interest monthly and earns 7%. How long will it take for her money to double?

Short Answer

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The time taken is 9.9years

Step by step solution

01

Given information

Given the investment is$5,000and rate of interest is7%

02

Substitute in the formula for the balance compounded n times

Substituting, we get

A=P1+rnnt10000=50001+0.071212t100005000=12.071212t2=12.071212t12.071212t=2

03

Take logarithm and solve

Taking logarithm, we get

log12.071212t=log212tlog12.0712=log2t=log212log12.0712t9.9

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