A family has $16,000 saved for college tuition. They will need $64,000 for college expenses fifteen years from now. If they place their money in an account with continuous compounding, at an annual interest rate of 9.5%. Will they reach their goal? How much money will they have in the account? *

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A family has $16,000 saved for college tuition. They will need $64,000 for college expenses
fifteen years from now. If they place their money in an account with continuous
compounding, at an annual interest rate of 9.5%. Will they reach their goal? How much
money will they have in the account? *
Transcribed Image Text:1 A family has $16,000 saved for college tuition. They will need $64,000 for college expenses fifteen years from now. If they place their money in an account with continuous compounding, at an annual interest rate of 9.5%. Will they reach their goal? How much money will they have in the account? *
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