An initial investment of $200 is appreciated for 20 years in an account that earns 6% interest, compounded continuously. Find the amount of money in the account at the end of the period.

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To calculate the final amount of money at the end of the period, considering that the interest is compounded continuously you have to use the following formula:

[tex]A=P\cdot e^{rt}[/tex]

Where

A is the accrued amount at the end of the given time

P is the principal amount

r is the annual nomial interes expressed as a decimal value

t is the time period in years

For this investment, the initial value is P= $200

The interest rate is 6%, divide it by 6 to express it as a decimal value

[tex]\begin{gathered} r=\frac{6}{100} \\ r=0.06 \end{gathered}[/tex]

The time is t= 20 years

[tex]\begin{gathered} A=200\cdot e^{0.06\cdot20} \\ A=200\cdot e^{\frac{6}{5}} \\ A=664.02 \end{gathered}[/tex]

After 20 years, the amount of money in the account will be $664.02