Suppose you deposit $125 into an account at the end of every month. If the account earns 6% interest, compounded monthly, how long (in years) will it take for the value of the account to reach $8000? Round your answer to two decimal places.

Respuesta :

Answer:

t = 69.4879 years ≈ 69 years 5 months and 27 days

Explanation:

A = P × [tex](1+\frac{r}{n})^{nt}[/tex]

Here,

A = total amount  = $8,000

P = principal or amount of money deposited = $125

r = annual interest rate  = 6%

n = number of times compounded per year  = monthly i.e 12

t = time in years

thus,

$8,000 = $125 × [tex](1.005)^{12t}[/tex]

or

[tex](1.005)^{12t}[/tex] = 64

taking natural log both the sides, we get

[tex]\ln((1.005)^{12t})[/tex] = ln(64)

or

12t × ln(1.005) = ln(64)

or

12t = [tex]\frac{\ln(64)}{\ln(1.005)}[/tex]

or

12t = 833.85433

or

t = 69.4879 years ≈ 69 years 5 months and 27 days