Answer
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Work Step by Step
(a) The initially value is $\$ 1500$, and it grows in value by $7.7 \%$ each year.
(b) The initially value is $\$ 9500$, but it loses value by $5.5 \%$ each year.
(c) The initially value is $\$ 1000$, and it triples in value once every five years.
(d) The initially value is $\$ 500$, and it earns $4 \%$ annual interest, compounded monthly.