Maria invests a sum of money in a savings account with a fixed annual interest rate of 4.3196 compounded 12 times per year. After 10 years, the balance reaches $12.855.94. What was the amount of the initial investment?

Which of the following are independent events? a) knowing that it is going to rain tomorrow, and bringing an umbrella to schoolb) knowing that you have to get up early tomorrow, and going to bed before 9 p.mc) knowing that it is going to rain tomorrow, and going to bed before 9 p.md) knowing that you have a test in school tomorrow, and studying thw night before