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13 November, 09:00

You need $20,000 to make a down payment on a house. Your beginning balance in your checking account this month was $5,678. Your ending balance was $6,324. Assuming your account balance continues to grow at the same rate, how long until you have enough money to make the down payment?

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  1. 13 November, 09:07
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    22.1649 months

    Step-by-step explanation:

    We begin by calculating the interest accruing to the principal amount in the bank account;

    $6,324 - $5,678

    = $646

    646/5678 * 100

    = 11.38 % pm

    Now that know the interest rate, we calculate the amount of time it will take to accrue to $20,000

    A = P (1 + rt)

    Where:

    A = Total Accrued Amount (principal + interest)

    P = Principal Amount

    r = Rate of Interest per year in decimal; r = R/100

    t = Time Period involved in months or years

    20000 = 5678 (1 + 0.1138t)

    20000 = 5678 + 646.1564t

    20000 - 5678 = 646.1564t

    14,322 = 646.1564t

    t = 14,322/646.1564

    t = 22.1649
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