A principal of $4300 is invested at 8.25% interest, compounded annually. How many years will it take to accumulate $10,000 or more in the account? (Use the calculator provided if necessary.) Write the smallest possible whole number answer. years
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0825$ for $8.25\%$) - $n$ is the number of times interest is compounded per year (in this case, $1$ since it's compounded annually) - $t$ is the number of years We want to find the smallest whole number of years ($t$) such that $A \geq 10000$. So, we can set up Show more…
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