Answer:
B = 119! The answer is 119!
Step-by-step explanation:
Here is the compound interest formula solved for years:
<span>Years = {log(total) -log(Principal)} ÷ log(1 + rate)
</span>Years = {log(800) - log(600)} <span>÷ log(1.025)
</span><span>Years = {2.903089987 -2.7781512504} / 0.010723865392
</span>Years = {
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0.1249387366
} / </span></span></span><span><span><span>0.010723865392
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Years =
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11.6505319708
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That's how many years it takes for the $600 to become exactly $800.00
The question specifically asks how long for the money to be MORE than $800.00?
So, if we enter 800.01 into the equation, then the answer is
Years = {log(800.01) - log(600)} <span>÷ log(1.025)
</span><span>Years = {2.9030954156 -2.7781512504} / 0.010723865392
</span>Years =
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0.1249441652
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/ 0.010723865392
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Years = 11.6510381875
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You set both expressions equal to each other, then solve for x. Your answer will be x=12
