#color(red)("You have not stated the number of years.")#
#color(red)("The use of the word 'annually' implies more than 1 year")#
Let the number of years be #n#
#" "$144(1+x/100)^n=$414#
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#color(blue)("Suppose the number of years is 1 then")#
#" "144+(144xx ?/100)=414#
#color(brown)("Subtract 144 from both sides")#
#" "144xx ?/100=270#
#color(brown)("Multiply both sides by "100/144)#
#color(blue)(" "?%=270xx100/144 = 187.5%)#
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#color(blue)("Suppose "n>1)color(magenta)(" "->" Needs algebra")#
#color(brown)("Notice that " (1+x/100) ->((100+x)/100))#
#color(brown)("Taking logs of both sides")#
#" "log($144)+nlog((100+x)/100)=log($414)#
#" "nlog((100+x)/100)=log(414)-log(144)#
#" "log((100+x)/100)=(log(414)-log(144))/n#
#" "log(100+x)-log(100)=(log(414)-log(144))/n#
#" "log(100+x)=(log(414)-log(144))/n + log(100)#
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#color(brown)("But "log(100)=2#
#" "log(100+x)=(log(414)-log(144))/n + 2#
#" "100+x=log^(-1)((log(414)-log(144))/n + 2)#
#" "color(blue)(x%=log^(-1)((log(414)-log(144))/n + 2) - 100)#