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how to calculate percentage increase for x amount of years example: 10% increase for 5 years equals

 Oct 29, 2015
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This is how you do it: 10% means: 10/100=.10 + 1=1.10^5=1.61051. Now, what does this mean?

It means that if you had $1, and if you got 10% interest on it every year (compounded) for 5 years, then your $1 would be worth $1.61051 in 5 years.

 Oct 29, 2015

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