As the rate of photosynthesis increases, what do you think happens to the rate at which sugars are produced by the plant?

During photosynthesis, plants use the sun's energy to convert water and carbon dioxide into glucose (sugar), which is used for energy. As the rate of photosynthesis increases, so does the rate the plants make glucose.

9.9 years

a = p(1 + rt) . . account balance after time t at rate r starting with principal p

3000 = 2500(1 + 0.0202t) . . filling in the given numbers

1.2 = 1 + 0.0202t . . divide by 2500

0.2 = 0.0202t . . . subtract 1

0.2/0.0202 = t ≈ 9.901

it will take about 9.9 years for the account balance to reach $3000.