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The balance of a certain loan increases at a rate that is proportional at any time to the balance at that time.
The loan balance is $1600 initially, and it is $1920 after one year ( 365 days).
What is the balance of the loan after 90 days?
Choose 1 answer:
(A) 
$1529.66
(B) 
$1673.57
(c) 
$1678.90

The balance of a certain loan increases at a rate that is proportional at any time to the balance at that time. \newlineThe loan balance is $1600\$1600 initially, and it is $1920\$1920 after one year (365365 days). \newlineWhat is the balance of the loan after 9090 days? \newlineChoose 11 answer:\newline(A) $1529.66\$1529.66\newline(B) $1673.57\$1673.57\newline(C) $1678.90\$1678.90

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Q. The balance of a certain loan increases at a rate that is proportional at any time to the balance at that time. \newlineThe loan balance is $1600\$1600 initially, and it is $1920\$1920 after one year (365365 days). \newlineWhat is the balance of the loan after 9090 days? \newlineChoose 11 answer:\newline(A) $1529.66\$1529.66\newline(B) $1673.57\$1673.57\newline(C) $1678.90\$1678.90
  1. Understand problem type: Understand the problem and determine the type of growth. The problem states that the loan balance increases at a rate proportional to the balance at any time, which suggests exponential growth. We can use the formula for exponential growth, which is A=PertA = P \cdot e^{rt}, where AA is the amount after time tt, PP is the initial principal balance, rr is the rate of growth, and ee is the base of the natural logarithm.
  2. Calculate growth rate: Calculate the growth rate based on the information given.\newlineWe know the initial balance PP is $1600\$1600 and the balance after one year t=1t = 1 is $1920\$1920. We can use these values to find the growth rate rr.\newline$1920=$1600×er×1\$1920 = \$1600 \times e^{r \times 1}\newlineTo solve for rr, we divide both sides by $1600\$1600:\newlineer=$1920$1600e^r = \frac{\$1920}{\$1600}\newlineer=1.2e^r = 1.2\newlineNow, we take the natural logarithm of both sides to solve for rr:\newline$1600\$160011\newline$1600\$160022
  3. Calculate natural logarithm: Calculate the natural logarithm of 1.21.2 to find the growth rate.\newliner=ln(1.2)r = \ln(1.2)\newlineUsing a calculator, we find:\newliner0.18232r \approx 0.18232
  4. Use growth rate for balance: Use the growth rate to find the balance after 9090 days. We need to convert 9090 days into years because the growth rate is per year. There are 365365 days in a year, so: t=90 days365 days/year0.24658 yearst = \frac{90 \text{ days}}{365 \text{ days/year}} \approx 0.24658 \text{ years} Now we can use the exponential growth formula with P=$1600P = \$1600, r0.18232r \approx 0.18232, and t0.24658t \approx 0.24658 to find the balance after 9090 days (AA). A=$1600×e(0.18232×0.24658)A = \$1600 \times e^{(0.18232 \times 0.24658)}
  5. Calculate balance after 9090 days: Calculate the balance after 9090 days using the values found.\newlineA$(1600)e(0.182320.24658)A \approx \$(1600) \cdot e^{(0.18232 \cdot 0.24658)}\newlineUsing a calculator, we find:\newlineA$(1600)e(0.04496)A \approx \$(1600) \cdot e^{(0.04496)}\newlineA$(1600)1.04602A \approx \$(1600) \cdot 1.04602\newlineA$1673.63A \approx \$1673.63

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