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Compound interest on 5,000 at 7% for 5 years

Investing 5,000 at 7% per year, compounded monthly, grows to 7,088.13 after 5 years — 2,088.13 in interest.

Grows to 7,088.13

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Full breakdown

Future value (monthly compounding)7,088.13
Interest earned2,088.13
Growth multiple1.42×
Same with simple interest6,750
Extra from compounding338.13

Step-by-step working

  1. Monthly rate = 7% ÷ 12 = 0.5833%
  2. Periods = 5 × 12 = 60
  3. A = 5000 × (1 + 0.005833)^60 = 7,088.13

A = P × (1 + r/n)^(n·t), n = 12

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