Interest is compounded semiannually if the interest is calculated every six months and added to the capital.
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Semiannually over two years is equivalent to 4 periods. If the interest is 12% every 6 months, then the amount of interest is It is 8000*[(1.12)4 -1] =4588.15
13.96%
It is 1.135^2 - 1 = 28.8%
There is simple interest and there is compound interest but this question is the first that I have heard of a simple compound interest.
There is no carrot in the compound interest formula!