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Compound interest on 100,000 at 5% for 5 years

Investing 100,000 at 5% per year, compounded monthly, grows to 128,335.87 after 5 years — 28,335.87 in interest.

Grows to 128,335.87

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Full breakdown

Future value (monthly compounding)128,335.87
Interest earned28,335.87
Growth multiple1.28×
Same with simple interest125,000
Extra from compounding3,335.87

Step-by-step working

  1. Monthly rate = 5% ÷ 12 = 0.4167%
  2. Periods = 5 × 12 = 60
  3. A = 100000 × (1 + 0.004167)^60 = 128,335.87

A = P × (1 + r/n)^(n·t), n = 12

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