Assume the cost of a gallon of milk is ​$3.50. With continuous​ compounding, find the time it would take the cost to be 4 times as much​ (to the nearest tenth of a​ year), at an annual inflation rate of​ 6%.

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Chapter10: Exponential And Logarithmic Functions
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Assume the cost of a gallon of milk is

​$3.50.

With continuous​ compounding, find the time it would take the cost to be

4

times as much​ (to the nearest tenth of a​ year), at an annual inflation rate of​ 6%.

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