Annabelle invested $37,000 in an account paying an interest rate of 8, start fraction, 3, divided by, 8, end fraction8

Question

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% compounded continuously. Nevaeh invested $37,000 in an account paying an interest rate of 8, one quarter8
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% compounded annually. After 17 years, how much more money would Annabelle have in her account than Nevaeh, to the nearest dollar?

Answer 1

To calculate how much more money Annabelle has than Nevaeh after 17 years, we'll use the formulas for continuous compounding for Annabelle and annual compounding for Nevaeh.

Annabelle's Investment

1. Investment Amount: \( P = 37000 \)
2. Interest Rate: \( r = \frac{83}{100} = 0.083 \)
3. Time: \( t = 17 \) years

The formula for continuous compounding is:

\[ A = Pe^{rt} \]

Substituting in the values for Annabelle:

\[ A_A = 37000 \cdot e^{0.083 \cdot 17} \]

Calculating the exponent:

\[ 0.083 \cdot 17 = 1.411 \]

Now, calculating \( e^{1.411} \):

\[ e^{1.411} \approx 4.085 \]

So, substituting back into the formula:

\[ A_A \approx 37000 \cdot 4.085 \approx 151145.00 \]

Nevaeh's Investment

1. Investment Amount: \( P = 37000 \)
2. Interest Rate: \( r = \frac{34}{100} = 0.08 \)
3. Time: \( t = 17 \) years

The formula for annual compounding is:

\[ A = P(1 + r)^t \]

Substituting in the values for Nevaeh:

\[ A_N = 37000 \cdot (1 + 0.08)^{17} \]

Calculating \( (1 + 0.08)^{17} \):

\[ (1.08)^{17} \approx 4.296 \]

So, substituting back into the formula:

\[ A_N \approx 37000 \cdot 4.296 \approx 158952.00 \]

Difference

Now, we subtract Nevaeh's balance from Annabelle's balance:

\[ \text{Difference} = A_A - A_N \approx 151145.00 - 158952.00 \approx -7807.00 \]

This indicates that after 17 years, Nevaeh actually has about $7807 more than Annabelle. Therefore, the answer to the question of how much more money Annabelle has than Nevaeh is:

\[ \boxed{-7807} \]

This means that Annabelle has $7807 less than Nevaeh.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

I apologize for any confusion in my calculations. Let’s go through the calculations step by step again to ensure that we find the correct amounts for both Annabelle and Nevaeh and determine how much more money Annabelle has than Nevaeh.

Annabelle's Investment

1. Principal: \( P_A = 37000 \)
2. Interest Rate: \( r_A = \frac{83}{100} = 0.083 \)
3. Time: \( t = 17 \) years

The formula for continuous compounding is:

\[ A_A = P_A e^{r_A t} \]

Substituting in the values for Annabelle:

\[ A_A = 37000 \cdot e^{0.083 \cdot 17} \]

Calculating the exponent:

\[ 0.083 \cdot 17 = 1.411 \]

Now calculate \( e^{1.411} \):

Using a calculator, we find:

\[ e^{1.411} \approx 4.093 \]

Substituting this back into the formula:

\[ A_A \approx 37000 \cdot 4.093 \approx 151441.00 \]

Nevaeh's Investment

1. Principal: \( P_N = 37000 \)
2. Interest Rate: \( r_N = \frac{34}{100} = 0.08 \)
3. Time: \( t = 17 \) years

The formula for annual compounding is:

\[ A_N = P_N (1 + r_N)^t \]

Substituting in the values for Nevaeh:

\[ A_N = 37000 \cdot (1 + 0.08)^{17} \]

Calculating \( (1 + 0.08)^{17} \):

\[ (1.08)^{17} \approx 4.080 \]

Thus, substituting back into the formula:

\[ A_N \approx 37000 \cdot 4.080 \approx 150960.00 \]

Difference

Now, we find the difference in the final amounts:

\[ \text{Difference} = A_A - A_N \approx 151441 - 150960 \approx 481 \]

Thus, Annabelle has approximately $481 more than Nevaeh after 17 years.

Therefore, the correct answer is:

\[ \boxed{481} \]

Thank you for your patience, and I hope this provides clear and accurate information!