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If the interest rate on a savings account is 0.01%, approximately how much money do you need to keep in this account for 1 year to earn enough interest to cover a single $9.99 below minimum balance fee?

Answer 1

Kennedy Adams

#$99,900.00#

#0.01%=0.01/100=1/(10,000)#

Let #x# represent the required balance to cover $9.99 at 0.01% #1/(10,000)xx x= $9.99#

#hArr x= $9.99 xx 10,000=$99,900#

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Answer 2

Genesis Allen

You would need to keep approximately $99,900 in the savings account for 1 year to earn enough interest to cover a single$ 9.99 below minimum balance fee.

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Answer from HIX Tutor

When evaluating a one-sided limit, you need to be careful when a quantity is approaching zero since its sign is different depending on which way it is approaching zero from. Let us look at some examples.