Renee wants to invest $6200 in a savings account that pays 4.5% simple interest. How long will it take for this investment to double in value? Round your answer to the nearest tenth.

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Answer:

  22.2 years

Step-by-step explanation:

You want to find the doubling time for a simple-interest savings account with an interest rate of 4.5%.

Setup

The formula for the amount in a simple-interest account is ...

  A = P(1 +rt)

where P is the amount invested at annual rate r for t years.

Filling in the given values, we want to find t:

  2×6200 = 6200(1 +0.045t)

Solution

Dividing by 6200, we have ...

  2 = 1 +0.045t

  1 = 0.045t . . . . . . . . subtract 1

  1/0.045 = t ≈ 22.2 . . . . . divide by the coefficient of t

It will take about 22.2 years for the investment to double in value.

The amount of $6,200 would double on simple interest of 4.5% after 22.22 years

What is simple interest?

Simple interest is an alternative of computing interest on an investment where is only computed on the original investment.

For a simple interest, the future value is the initial principal plus interest

A=P+I

P=principal

I=interest=PRT

P=principal

R=rate of rate interest=4.5%

T=number of times it takes to double the investment=unknown

A=P+(PRT)

A=$6200*2=$12,400

$12,400=$6200+($6200*4.5%*T)

$12,400-$6,200=$6200*4.5%*T

$6,200=$279*T

T=$6200/$279

T=22.22 years

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