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Compound interest on 10,000 at 10% for 5 years

Investing 10,000 at 10% per year, compounded monthly, grows to 16,453.09 after 5 years — 6,453.09 in interest.

Grows to 16,453.09

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Full breakdown

Future value (monthly compounding)16,453.09
Interest earned6,453.09
Growth multiple1.65×
Same with simple interest15,000
Extra from compounding1,453.09

Step-by-step working

  1. Monthly rate = 10% ÷ 12 = 0.8333%
  2. Periods = 5 × 12 = 60
  3. A = 10000 × (1 + 0.008333)^60 = 16,453.09

A = P × (1 + r/n)^(n·t), n = 12

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