Calculating the Value of P, i and n

This section is changing the subject of $A=P(1+in)$ and $A=P(1+i)^{n}$ : solve for the principal $P$ , the rate $i$ , or the time $n$ . For $A=P(1+i)^{n}$ , $i$ is examinable. $P$ is the present value: what you invest now. $A$ …

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