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document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Josh invested $12,000 in a new restaurant.  When the restaurant was sold two years later, he received $27,000.  Find his average annual return by solving the equation   <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=12%2C000%281+%2B+r%29%5E2+=+27%2C000 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"12%2C000%281+%2B+r%29%5E2+=+27%2C000\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >   </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve for r.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(1+r)^2 = 27000/12000 = 2.25<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1+r = 1.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "r = 0.5 = 50%\r<BR>\n" );
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