Given: Principal : $6,000 Interest Rate: 5% Term : 8 years, compounded annually.
The term compounded annually is a hint that informs us to use the compounded interest formula instead of the simple interest formula.
Compounded interest formula is:
A = P(1 + r/n)^nt
where: A = future value of loan or investment including the interest P = principal r = rate n = the number of times the interest is compounded per year t = the number of years the money is borrowed or invested
A = P (1 + r/n)^nt A = 6,000 (1 + 0.05/1)¹ * ⁸ A = 6,000 (1.05)⁸ A = 6,000 (1.48) A = 8,880
The total amount Ryan will pay after 8 years is $8,880.00
