Question

Maya deposits $5000 into a checking account that pays 0.75% annual interest compounded monthly. What will be the balance after 8 years? Round to the nearest cent.

Answer 1

$~~~~~~ \textit{Compound Interest Earned Amount} \\\\ A=P\left(1+\frac{r}{n}\right)^{nt} \quad \begin{cases} A=\textit{accumulated amount}\\ P=\textit{original amount deposited}\dotfill &\ 5000\\ r=rate\to 0.75\%\to \frac{0.75}{100}\dotfill &0.0075\\ n= \begin{array}{llll} \textit{times it compounds per year}\\ \textit{monthly, thus twelve} \end{array}\dotfill &12\\ t=years\dotfill &8 \end{cases} \\\\\\ A=5000\left(1+\frac{0.0075}{12}\right)^{12\cdot 8}\implies A=5000(1.000625)^{96}\implies A\approx 5309.08$