You deposit $500 in an account that pays 3% annual interest. Find the balance after 2 years if the interst is compounded with the given frequency.

a) annually
b) quarterly
c) daily

2 answers

I will do b)

amount = 500(1 + .03/4)^(2*4)

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500(1+.03/4) 2*4
500(1+0.085)8 power
500(1.085)8 power
500(8.68) witch equals 4340