Dan invests £2200 into a savings account. The bank gives 5% compound interest for the first 3 years and 4% thereafter. How much will Dan have after 7 years to the nearest pound?

Present value = 2200
interest rates =5% for 3 years, and 4% afterwards
no. of periods = 7

Future value=2200*(1.05)^3(1.04)^(7-3)
=£2979.367 (please round to appropriate number of decimals)

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MsEHolt MsEHolt · Answer 2 · 2018-10-01T02:51:02+02:00

The correct answer, to the nearest pound, is:

2979

Explanation:

Compound interest can be written as an equation of the form

[tex]y=a(1+r)^t[/tex],

where a is the initial deposit, r is the interest rate as a decimal number, and t is the number of years.

For the first 3 years, we have a = 2200, r = 5% = 5/100 = 0.05; and t = 3:

[tex]y=2200(1+0.05)^3

\\

\\=2200(1.05)^3=2546.775[/tex]

This will be the "initial deposit" in the account with 4% interest. This gives us that

a = 2546.775; r = 4% = 4/100 = 0.04; and t = 7-3 = 4:

[tex]y=2546.775(1+0.04)^4

\\

\\=2546.775(1.04)^4=2979.367 \approx 2979[/tex]