Compound Interest

Simple interest:

A = P(1 + rt)

where P = Principal amount of money to be invested, r = Interest , and t = Time

Compound Interest
The formula for calculating compound interest in a year is:

Compound Interest = Total amount of Principal and Interest in future (or Future Value) less Principal amount at present (or Present Value)

= P (1 + int %)^T

(Where P = Principal, int % = nominal annual interest rate in decimals, and n = number of compounding periods.)

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Glen Gardner, NJ