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What is the formula for calculating compound interest?
Think about how principal and interest come together.
If you invest $1,000 at a 3% interest rate for 1 year, how much will it grow?
Use the formula with n equal to 1.
What does the 'r' represent in the compound interest formula?
Think about how the interest rate is calculated.
True or False: Compound interest is calculated only on the original principal.
Recall the difference between compound and simple interest.
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?
Make sure to raise 1.06 to the 8th power before multiplying.
A trust fund of $10,000 is set to earn a 5% interest rate compounded annually. Calculate the total amount after 12 years.
Use the power of compounding to see how the total grows.
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