Cate purchases $1600 worth of stock and her broker estimates it will increase in value by 4.2% each year. After about how many years will the value of Cate' stock be about $2000? after 6 year after 20 years after 2 years after 3 years O000

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Problem 8S: What interest rate would you need to get to double an investment of 200 in eight years?
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Cate purchases $1600 worth of stock and her broker estimates it will increase in value by 4.2% each year. After about how many years will the value of Cate'
stock be about $2000?
after 6 year
after 20 years
after 2 years
after 3 years
Transcribed Image Text:Cate purchases $1600 worth of stock and her broker estimates it will increase in value by 4.2% each year. After about how many years will the value of Cate' stock be about $2000? after 6 year after 20 years after 2 years after 3 years
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Principal amount=$1600

annual interest rate = 4.2%

                                   = 0.042

Final amount = $2000

 

 

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