You can use the properties of exponents in three ways: Products of Power and Power to Power
Explanation:
Product of a Power: When you multiply exponentials with the same base, you add their exponents
Power to a Power: When you have a power to a power, you multiply the exponents.
Quotient of Powers: When you divide exponentials with the same base, you subtract the exponents.
The answer is (4/5). If you multiply the first (5/12) over and over, you get this sequence.
The answer is "<span>the number of times the account compounds interest</span>".
The general formula is the following:

wherein r is the interest rate compound each four months.
Since there is 3*4 months in a year, then each year we compute the interest Three time, there where the factor 3 comes.
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