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You are planning to invest $500 in a savings account and are deciding between two options. Account #1 earns 2.9% annual interest and is compounded continuously. Account #2 earns 3.1% annual interest and compounded monthly. Which savings account will yield the greater amount after 5 years?

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Answer:

Option 1 has a return of about $899.13

Option 2 has a return of $582.46

Option 1 is better

Step-by-step explanation:

This is the work [tex]500\cdot\left(e^{1.029}-1\right)[/tex]=  $899.13 shown which plugged into desmos gets that result. For the second equation i just did it like 500*1.031= until i got the answer of 582.456278117 or rounded to $582.46

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