Nine years at 8%
8 years.
As a rough guide to double any amount compounded annually, divide 70 by the interest rate. In this case that is 14 years.
There is what's called the "rule of 72" which states, you divide the percent into 72 and that tells you how log it takes to double your money. For example, 4.6 goes into 72 15.65 times. So, it would take 15.65 years to double your money. That's not too good of an investment. 72 ÷ 4.6 = 15.65
Approximately 7 years. The general rule is to divide 70 by the interest rate to get an approximation of how long it will take to double. If the interest is compounded annual you will have $194.88 after 7 years, and $214.37 after 8 years. Though if interest is compounded more regularly (ie. monthly or daily) this will grow at a slightly faster rate.
10 years. Compound interest would take 7 years.
It will take 18 years.
About 13 years at 5.5%
17 years
If interest does not compound, it will take 100 days to raise it up by 100% (1% per day) If it does, you will double it in just 70 days. Note that in either case it does not depend on the amount invested (in this case 500)
12 years.
Six years at 12%
Twelve years at 6%
12 years
Use the "rule of 72"...simply put, using compound interest you take the number 72 and divide it by the interest rate. Thus, at 5% the time to double is 14.4 years. This formula can be used for calculating a "double" for any interest rate using the same mathematical procedure.
Nine years at 8%
8.0432 years (rounded) if compounded annually.
20 years