Juan deposited $200 into an account that earns 3.75% simple annual interest. He also deposited $200 into an account that earns 3.25% compounded interest compounded annually. After 5 years, what will be the total balance of the two investments,
rounded to the nearest cent?
A.$477.92
B.$467.18
C.$272.18
D.$472.18

First step is to get rid of the square root. remember that a square root is the same as raising to the (1/2) power. see below: multiply exponents per exponent rules to get: remember you subtract exponents from the denominator and add exponents in the numerator so: simplify further: so a is the correct choice. if you don't understand this google exponent rules and it will you understand. look at the image results.