Answer
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Work Step by Step
With $a_1=
\$11,782.40
$ and $r=
0.5
$, then,
\begin{array}{l}
a_2=a_1(r)\\
a_2=11,782.40(0.5)\\
a_2=\$5,891.20
,\\\\
a_3=a_2(r)\\
a_3=5,891.20(0.5)\\
a_3=\$2,945.6
,\\\\
a_4=a_3(r)\\
a_4=2,945.6(0.5)\\
a_4=\$1,472.80
.\end{array}