An investment of $500 grows at an annual rate of 4%. How much will the investment be worth after 5 years?
1. Recall the compound interest formula:
The formula for compound interest is , where:
is the final amount of the investment.
is the principal amount (the initial investment), here =$.
is the annual interest rate as a decimal. Given an annual rate of , so .
is the number of years, in this case .
2. Substitute the values into the formula:
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