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Marco invested $3000 into a fund that is expected to grow by 4.23% per year. How long will it take the fund to be worth $6000?​

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Answer:

[tex]6000 = 3000(1+0.0424)^{t}[/tex]

t = 16.73 years

Step-by-step explanation:

This can be solved using the "exponential growth" formula.

Steps:

A = Final Amount

S = Starting Value

r = rate

c = times in a year ( c = 1 in this equation which is why it's not shown in the actual equation )

1. [tex]A=S(1+\frac{r}{c})^{ct}[/tex] → cancel out S →  [tex]\frac{A}{S} = \frac{S(1+\frac{r}{c})^{ct} }{S}[/tex]

2. [tex]\frac{A}{S} = {(1+\frac{r}{c})^{ct} }[/tex]  → sperate ct from equation by logging both sides (logging a value with an exponent brings the exponent in front of log)  → [tex]log(\frac{A}{S}) = ctlog(1+\frac{r}{c})[/tex]

3. [tex]log(\frac{A}{S}) = ctlog(1+\frac{r}{c})[/tex] → transfer right side log to left side along with the c value to only have t remaining → [tex]\frac{log(\frac{A}{S})}{clog(1+\frac{r}{c})} = \frac{ctlog(1+\frac{r}{c})}{clog(1+\frac{r}{c})}[/tex]

4. Solve for answer: [tex]\frac{log(\frac{A}{S})}{clog(1+\frac{r}{c})} = t[/tex]