document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=174409>Question 174409</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> An investment of $10,000 in the Emerging Country Debt Fund in 2001 was worth $24,780 in 2006 (www.money.com). Find the 5-year average annual return.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #129377 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Mathtut><B>Mathtut(3670)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Mathtut><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=129377\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the return is 24780-10000=14780\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the rate of return would be 14780/10000=1.48 or 148% over 5 years<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "to get the annual rate we must divide by the number of years of 5<BR>\n" );
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