document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1104048>Question 1104048</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> My problem is:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "LED replacement lightbulbs in a park will save the park district $374.69 per year in electricity costs. Additionally, LED bulbs last much longer than traditional bulbs, which need to be replaced every 1.4 years at a total cost of $120. How long will it take for the cost savings to recoup an initial $6,000 investment if the LED bulbs don't have to be replaced during that time?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I simply cannot remember how to set this problem up. It feels like a limit equation but I know that isn't it. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #718848 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><B>josmiceli(19441)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=josmiceli><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=718848\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+t+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+t+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > time in years to recoup the initial<BR>\n" );
document.write( "$6,000 investment<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "It will take 20.763 years<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If this doesn't make sense, or just isn't right,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "get a 2nd opinion\r<BR>\n" );
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