A bank features a savings account that has an annual percentage rate of r=4% with interest compounded quarterly. Makenzie deposits $11,500 into the account. The account balance can be modeled by the exponential formula A(t)=a(1+r/k)ᵏᵗ, where A is account value after t years, a is the principal (starting amount), r is the annual percentage rate, k is the number of times each year that the interest is compounded. What values should be used for a,r, and k ? a=...., r=...., k=.....

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