What Is the Rule of 72

question 11

Multiple Choice

What is the rule of 72?

• A)Individuals over the age of 72 should invest in fixed-income securities exclusively.
• B)Investments double in value once every 72 compounding periods.
• C)The time until investments double in value is equal to the annual interest rate divided by 72.
• D)The time until investments double in value is equal to 72 divided by the annual interest rate.
• E)None of the above.

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Definitions:

Environmental Pressures

Various factors in the environment that can influence the survival, reproduction, and evolution of organisms, often leading to natural selection.

Heritable Changes

Alterations in a genetic material that can be passed on from one generation to another.

Lamarck

A French naturalist known for his theory of inheritance of acquired characteristics, a concept preceding Darwin's theory of natural selection.

Biogeography

Study of patterns in the geographic distribution of species and communities.