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Name ________________________
Middle School Mathematics/Numerical Reasoning /Draft
� County School Board of Fairfax County, Virginia 1997
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1. A student invests $7,000 in a bond that pays 9.5%, compounded quarterly for a period of three years.
In the spreadsheet below, write values in cell C5 and cell D5.
Write a formula in cell E5 to calculate the interest earned.
Write a formula in cell B6 to calculate the new principal.
Fill in the values and formulas through row 16.
Write a formula in cell B17 to calculate the total value of the investment after three years.
Quarterly Compounded Investment
Annual
Time
Quarterly
Quarter
Principal
Interest Rate
in Years
Interest
$7,000.00
Final Value