Use a calculator with an e^x key to solve Exercises 71–76. The bar graph shows the percentage of U.S. high school seniors who applied to more than three colleges for selected years from 1980 through 2013.In 1626, Peter Minuit convinced the Wappinger Indians to sell him Manhattan Island for $24. If the Native Americans had put the $24 into a bank account paying 5% interest, how much would the investment have been worth in the year 2010 if interest were compounded

a. Monthly?

b. Continuously?

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Percentage of High School Seniors 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 32 Percentage of U.S. High School Seniors Applying to More Than Three Colleges 43 44 51 55 61 69 ********** 1980 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2013 Year