r/AskReddit 7d ago

You can have 5000 of anything that starts with Y. What do you choose?

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u/ttircdj 6d ago

Never felt so rich with $8.37 in my savings account. Can’t even fathom what that to the 84th power would be.

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u/IRealApex 6d ago

8.37E84 = 83,700,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000.00

8.3784 = ~3.22803675798E77 or 3,228,036,757,980,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000.00

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u/MlKlBURGOS 6d ago

That's not how it works.

T = C * (1 + i/k) ^ nk

(Total, (initial) Capital, interest, k=periods in a year, n=number of years)

Assuming a monthly interest payment:

T = 8.37 * (1 + (0.04/12)) ^ (5000*12) = 4e87€

Assuming a yearly interest payment:

T = 8.37 * (1 + 0.04) ^ 5000 = 1e86€

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u/Schonke 6d ago

Assuming a yearly interest payment:

T = 8.37 * (1 + 0.04) ^ 5000 = 1e86€

Ahem, 1.27e86! Don't skim 2.7e85 euros from the poor bastard!