Compound Interest Practice Worksheet

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Compound Interest Practice Worksheet
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Directions: Use the formula
A
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)
where A represents the total amount, P
n
represents the principal, r represents the interest rate as a decimal, n represents the
number of times per year interest is compounded, and t represents the time in years
to answer the questions below.
1) A coin had a value of $1.17 in 1995. Its value has been increasing at 9% per year.
What is the value after 5 years?
2) Gina deposited $1500 in an account that pays 4% interest compounded quarterly.
What will the balance be in 2 years?
3) The Garcias have $12,000 in a savings account. The bank pays 3.5% interest on
savings accounts, compounded monthly. Find the total balance after three years.
4) Determine the amount of interest earned on a $2500 investment if it is invested at
5.25% annual interest compounded monthly for four years.
5) Determine the amount of interest earned on a $100,000 investment if it is
invested at 5.2% annual interest compounded quarterly for 12 years.

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