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One percent daily compounding over fifteen days

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You put $100 into an investment that grows by 1%1\% each day, compounded daily. Rounded to the nearest dollar, what is it worth after 1515 days?

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$116. The value is 100(1.01)15≈116.10100(1.01)^{15}\approx 116.10. Mentally: simple interest gives $115, and compounding adds roughly (152)(0.01)2⋅100≈1.05\binom{15}{2}(0.01)^2\cdot 100\approx 1.05 more, so the total rounds to $116.

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