#interest

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vivid igloo
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A bank account pays
interest of 1.06% per
year. Doreen invests
£2800 in this account for
5 years.
How much interest does
she accrue over this
period?

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don't u do 2800 x 0.0106^5

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and then subtract that value from 2800 or..?

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i kinda forgot this topic.. <@&791435371564892232>

white adder
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No

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That would decrease the price

vivid igloo
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yhh

white adder
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Think abt what interest is, logically

vivid igloo
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so whats the method?

white adder
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So the multiplier would be 1.0106

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^5

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Should give u ur and

vivid igloo
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from where?

white adder
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Ans

white adder
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That’s the percentage u said

vivid igloo
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ohh

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and u put that to the power of 5

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it says accure so i have to take away it

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on the ms it says this, isnt this wrong? @white adder

gloomy violet
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Why

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It’s right

vivid igloo
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try on ur calc

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i swear im doing the right substitution

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i keep getting 2951.579606

jaunty helm
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Who ever wrote the mark scheme mistyped it into their calculator

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They did 1.016 instead of 1.0106

vivid igloo
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aah

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alr thanks

gloomy violet
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I swear it’s 1.0106

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Cos u do 1+ (%/100)