Enabling unlimited submissions requires answers to be formatted. Format answers as follows: The answers to the questions should contain only the following characters: $0123456789.$ No spaces, commas, dollar or percentage signs. These characters will cause your answer to be graded as incorrect. Dollar amount answer should be rounded up to the whole dollar $($no cents$/$decimals$).$ Interest rate answers should be rounded up$,$ and include two decimal places. Today Tyrone and Alesha had their first child. All of the grandparents gave them money to help out, which added up to $$27,000,$ and they are going to put this money into an education fund for their child's future. They are nervous about the stock market so they've decided to put their money in a GIC which earns an interest rate of $3\mathrm{.}2\%,$ compounded monthly.

How much money will they have in the account by their child's $18$th birthday? $[$Blank$-1]$

How much interest will be earned? $[$Blank$-2]$

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Blank # $2$ Alesha convinces Tyrone that because school is both very expensive and very important, they should consider an investment account with a higher rate of return. They explored their options and have selected a relatively conservative index mutual fund that has a performed with a return of $6\mathrm{.}5\%,$ compounded monthly.

How much will they have saved by their child's $18$th birthday with this higher rate of return? $[$Blank$-1]$

How much interest will be earned? $[$Blank$-2]$

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