Practice Real-world Application – Compound Interest (5.1) - Geometric Sequences
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Real-World Application – Compound Interest

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

What is the formula for calculating compound interest?

💡 Hint: Think about how principal and interest come together.

Question 2 Easy

If you invest $1,000 at a 3% interest rate for 1 year, how much will it grow?

💡 Hint: Use the formula with n equal to 1.

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Question 1

What does the 'r' represent in the compound interest formula?

The total amount after n years
The interest rate as a decimal
The initial principal

💡 Hint: Think about how the interest rate is calculated.

Question 2

True or False: Compound interest is calculated only on the original principal.

True
False

💡 Hint: Recall the difference between compound and simple interest.

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Challenge Problems

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Challenge 1 Hard

You deposit $4,000 at a 6% interest rate compounded annually for eight years. How much will you have at the end of the term?

💡 Hint: Make sure to raise 1.06 to the 8th power before multiplying.

Challenge 2 Hard

A trust fund of $10,000 is set to earn a 5% interest rate compounded annually. Calculate the total amount after 12 years.

💡 Hint: Use the power of compounding to see how the total grows.

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