Anna invested 28,000 in an account paying an interest rate of 6.5% compounded daily. Assuming no deposits or withdrawals are made, how long would it take, to the nearest tenth of a year, for the value of the account to reach 39,500?

Solución

A nna in v es t e d 28, 000 in an a cco u n t p a y in g an in t eres t r a t e o f 6.5% co m p o u n d e d d ai l y . A ss u min g n o d e p os i t s or w i t h d r a w a l s a re ma d e, h o w l o n g w o u l d i t t ak e, t o t h e n e a res t t e n t h o f a ye a r, f or t h e v a l u e o f t h e a cco u n t t o re a c h 39, 500 ?

Time : 5.29

Pasos de solución

Translate the problem into an equation:

39500 = 28000 (1 + \frac{0.065}{365})^{365 t}

Resolver para

t, 39500 = 28000 (1 + \frac{0.065}{365})^{365 t} : t = 5.29

Time : 5.29