You are currently investing your money in a bank account that has a nominal annual rate of 4.5 percent, compounded monthly. How many years will it take for you to double your money? Please keep two decimal places and make sure you round up/down correctly to two decimal places.
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5% compounded monthly, we can use the formula for compound interest: \[ A = P \left(1 + \frac{r}{n}\right)^{nt} \] Where: - \( A \) is the amount of money accumulated after n years, including interest. - \( P \) is the principal amount (the initial amount of Show more…
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