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 October 3rd, 2017, 09:08 PM #1 Newbie   Joined: Feb 2017 From: yelm Posts: 4 Thanks: 0 Need a little help Looking for help on a problem similar to this one. Please can u post step by step process Taylor has just invested in a stock worth \$430 that is expected to increase in value by 8% per year. This means that the amount his stock is worth (A) can be calculated by A=430⋅1.08t, where t is the number of years since the money was put in. How many years will it take for the value of his stock be \$1714? Round your answer to two decimal places. Last edited by greg1313; October 4th, 2017 at 02:28 AM.
 October 4th, 2017, 03:19 AM #2 Global Moderator   Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 19,508 Thanks: 1741 Did you mean A = \$430·1.08$^t$? If so, 1714/430 = 1.08$^t$. Hence$\log(1714/430) = t\cdot\log(1.08)$, and so$t = \log(1714/430)/\log(1.08) = 17.97\$ to 2 decimal places.

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