In 1626, the Dutch bought Manhattan Island, now part of New York City, for $24 worth of merchandise. Suppose that instead, $24 had been invested in an account that paid 3.9 interest each
year. Find the balance in 2011. Round your answer to the nearest million.

15 batches are the most you can make

step-by-step explanation:

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step-by-step explanation:

we need to solve for 'x' the following equation:  

we have that:

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factorizing, we get that:

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then, the solutions are: or

nothing extraneous has been found!