Answer:
Total = Principal * ( 1 + rate / n ) ^ n * years
where n is the number of compounding periods and for quarterly it would be 4.
Total = 5,500.00 * ( 1 + .08/4) ^ 4 * 5.5
Total = 5,500 * (1.02) ^ 22
Total = 5,500 * 1.54597967077588
Total = 8,502.88818926734
Total = 8,502.89 Rounded
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