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

Investing 5,000 at 5% per year, compounded monthly, grows to 8,235.05 after 10 years — 3,235.05 in interest.

Grows to 8,235.05

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Full breakdown

Future value (monthly compounding)8,235.05
Interest earned3,235.05
Growth multiple1.65×
Same with simple interest7,500
Extra from compounding735.05

Step-by-step working

  1. Monthly rate = 5% ÷ 12 = 0.4167%
  2. Periods = 10 × 12 = 120
  3. A = 5000 × (1 + 0.004167)^120 = 8,235.05

A = P × (1 + r/n)^(n·t), n = 12

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