Stefan is saving up money to buy a car. Stefan puts 5, 000.00 into an account which earns 13% interest, compounded annually. How much will he have in the account after 10 years? Round your answer to the nearest cent.

Solução

St e f an i s s a v in g u p m o n ey t o b u y a c a r . St e f an p u t s 5, 000.00 in t o an a cco u n t w hi c h e a r n s 13% in t eres t, co m p o u n d e d ann u a ll y . Ho w m u c h w i ll h e ha v e in t h e a cco u n t a f t er 10 ye a rs ? R o u n d yo u r an s w er t o t h e n e a res t ce n t .

Amount : 16972.84

Passos da solução

Translate the problem into an equation:

A = 5000 (1 + \frac{0.13}{1})^{1 \cdot 10}

5000 (1 + \frac{0.13}{1})^{1 \cdot 10} = 16972.83694 \dots

Round to the nearest hundredth:

16972.84

Amount : 16972.84