A bank offers 4.00% on savings accounts. What is the effective annual rate if interest is compounded continuously? Submit Answer format: Percentage Round to: 4 decimal places (Example: 9.2434%, % sign required. Will accept decimal format rounded to 6 decimal places (ex: 0.092434))
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The annual interest rate is 4.00%, so we divide it by 100 to convert it to a decimal: 4.00% / 100 = 0.04. Show more…
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