A person invested $220 in an account growing at a rate allowing the money to double every 13 years. How much money would be in the account after 27 years, to the nearest dollar?
Q. A person invested $220 in an account growing at a rate allowing the money to double every 13 years. How much money would be in the account after 27 years, to the nearest dollar?
Identify amounts and period: Identify the initial amount, the total time, and the doubling period.Initial amount P = $220Total time t = 27 yearsDoubling period d = 13 years
Calculate number of periods: Calculate the number of doubling periods in 27 years.Number of doubling periods =Doubling periodTotal time=13 years27 years=2.07692307692We round this to 2 because the money doubles only at the end of each full period.
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