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Compound interest on 1,000 at 7% for 30 years

Investing 1,000 at 7% per year, compounded monthly, grows to 8,116.5 after 30 years — 7,116.5 in interest.

Grows to 8,116.5

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Full breakdown

Future value (monthly compounding)8,116.5
Interest earned7,116.5
Growth multiple8.12×
Same with simple interest3,100
Extra from compounding5,016.5

Step-by-step working

  1. Monthly rate = 7% ÷ 12 = 0.5833%
  2. Periods = 30 × 12 = 360
  3. A = 1000 × (1 + 0.005833)^360 = 8,116.5

A = P × (1 + r/n)^(n·t), n = 12

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