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If a $3,000 deposit is made into a savings account that pays 6 percent interest, compounded monthly, and there are no other deposits or withdrawals from the account, how much money, rounded to the nearest dollar, is in the account at the end of one year?

A. $2,160
B. $3,180
C. $3,185
D. $5,160
E. $6,037

OA C

Source: Princeton Review

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Re: If a $3,000 deposit is made into a savings account that pays 6 percent interest, compounded monthly, and there are n

by Scott@TargetTestPrep » Fri Dec 16, 2022 12:10 pm

BTGmoderatorDC wrote: ↑
Wed Jul 27, 2022 10:34 pm
If a $3,000 deposit is made into a savings account that pays 6 percent interest, compounded monthly, and there are no other deposits or withdrawals from the account, how much money, rounded to the nearest dollar, is in the account at the end of one year?

A. $2,160
B. $3,180
C. $3,185
D. $5,160
E. $6,037

OA C

Source: Princeton Review

We use the compound interest formula A = P(1 + r/n)^nt, where A is the ending amount, P is the starting amount (P = $3,000), r is the interest rate (r = 0.06), n is the number of times the interest is compounded per year (n = 12), and t is the number of years (t = 1).

The amount of money in the account, rounded to the nearest dollar, at the end of one year is:

A = 3000(1 + 0.06/12)^12 = 3000(1.005)^12 = $3,185

Answer: C

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