Assuming you meant that every 6 months you earn 7% then it will take 10 1/2 years to quadruple your amount (see below - I used 100.00 as a starting amount). If you meant you get 7% per year (3.5% every 6 months) then you will get a different amount of 20 1/2 years.
year 0.0 = 100.00
year 0.5 = 107.00 (100 x 1.07)
year 1.0 = 114.49
year 1.5 = 122.50
year 2.0 = 131.08
year 2.5 = 140.26
year 3.0 = 150.08
year 3.5 = 160.59
year 4.0 = 171.83
year 4.5 = 183.86
year 5.0 = 196.73
year 5.5 = 210.50
year 6.0 = 225.24
year 6.5 = 241.01
year 7.0 = 257.88
year 7.5 = 275.93
year 8.0 = 295.25
year 8.5 = 315.92
year 9.0 = 338.03
year 9.5 = 361.69
year 10.0 = 387.01
year 10.5 = 414.10
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750
b) $624.00
12.76
3% for 4 years is equivalent to 12% of the principal, in this case 12 x 9.5 which is 114.
the last word is principal
If the 3% is "simple" interest, then the $100 earns an extra $18 in 6 years. If the interest is compounded yearly, then it earns $19.41 extra. If the interest is compounded weekly, then it earns $19.72 extra.
6% compounded annually is equivalent to an annual rate of 12.36%. To increase, at 12.36% annually for 3 years, to 10000, the initial deposit must be 7049.61
It earns 431.0125 . After 4 years, it has grown to 2,431.01 .
6,209 compounded at 5.2% for 5 years yields 8,000
Approx 69.661 years if the interest is compounded. 100 years otherwise.
6275 will be worth 10001.40 while 6274 will not be enough.
189.89
You would have 2,294,862.92.However, 14% each quarter, compounded quarterly, is equivalent to 68.9% annually. You are unlikely to find such a return legitimately.
Before she chooses a bank and deposits her money, Mary should shop around first.There are different kinds of interest.At 3.2% . . .If it's simple interest, her money will earn $ 8.80 .If it's compounded quarterly, it earns $ 8.91 in one year.If it's compounded monthly, it earns $ 8.93 .If it's compounded daily, it earns $ 8.94 .Also, by the way, notice that Mary doesn't earn the interest. Her invested money does.
$973.44
$11,573.02 if you deposit at the beginning of the quarter or $11,444.27 if you deposit at the end of the quarter