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algebra senior

Problem

A worker receives an annual wage of \20{,}000\ in the account to finance the purchase of a house. What is the minimal compound interest rate that the savings account must provide? Express your answer as a percentage, but do not include the percent sign.
Solution
If the interest rate is , it follows that If we set and divide through the inequality by , it follows that Since , we can factor the quadratic as , so it follows that or . Since we are looking for an interest rate percentage, it follows that , and .
Final answer
10