Using the chart "amount of $1 at compound interest" from previous reading section "more compound interest", find the total amount and amount of interest paid in the following compound interest problems.

$3,000 at 8% for 5 years.

compounding total amount interest amount
annually $ $
semiannually $ $
quarterly $ $

Step-by-step explanation:

the formula used for any interest other then continuously is

A=P(1+r/n)^nt

so... r=rate in decimal form ONLY n=how often interest is paid t=time passed

A=3000(1+.08/1)^(1)(5) = annually

A=3000(1+.08/2)^(2)(5)

A=3000(1+.08/4)^(4)(5)

use you calculator to get the answer

it is good practice to use your calculator now because soon you will be using it for population questions and those need to be entered very carefully.