1.19. A bank offers a savings account which pays 3% interest per year. The amount of money
in the account after t years is represented by the expression P(1+), where P represents the
initial amount of money invested, n represents the number of times per year the interest is
compounded, i represents the interest rate, and t represents the number of years the money
has been invested.
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Which statement describes what happens with the savings account when the interest is
compounded monthly instead of yearly? Select two that apply.
A. The variable t will change because it is a factor that is multiplied by n.
B. The variable t will not change because it is a factor that is independent of n.
C. The variable i will change because it is a factor that is dependent on n.
D. The variable P will not change because it is a factor that is independent of n.
E. The variable P will change because it is multiplied by a factor that is dependent on n.