PLS MATH QUIZZ

Jeremiah invested $70,000 in an account paying an interest rate of 6.8% 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 $99,000?

Respuesta :

Answer:

t≈

5.1

Step-by-step explanation:

A=99000 P=70000 r=0.068 n=365

Given values

99000

70000

(

1

+

0.068

365

)

365

t

70000(1+

365

0.068

)

365t

Plug in values

99000

=

99000=

70000

(

1.0001863

)

365

t

70000(1.0001863)

365t

Simplify

99000

70000

=

70000

99000

=

70000

(

1.0001863

)

365

t

70000

70000

70000(1.0001863)

365t

Divide by 70000

1.4142857

=

1.4142857=

1.000186

3

365

t

1.0001863

365t

log

(

1.4142857

)

=

log(1.4142857)=

log

(

1.000186

3

365

t

)

log(1.0001863

365t

)

Take the log of both sides

log

(

1.4142857

)

=

log(1.4142857)=

365

t

log

(

1.0001863

)

365tlog(1.0001863)

Bring exponent to the front

log

(

1.4142857

)

log

(

1.0001863

)

=

log(1.0001863)

log(1.4142857)

=

365

t

log

(

1.0001863

)

log

(

1.0001863

)

log(1.0001863)

365tlog(1.0001863)

Divide both sides by log(1.0001863)

1860.731865

=

1860.731865=

365

t

365t

Use calculator

1860.731865

365

=

365

1860.731865

=

365

t

365

365

365t

Divide by 365

5.0978955

=

5.0978955