document.write( "Question 1146852: Aisha plans to invest some of her personal money today in a bank Certificate of Deposit (CD) at an interest rate of 5% compounded annually so she can later have $50,000 available for the purchase of a new heavy-duty pickup 4 years from now. What amount will Aisha need to invest today in order to have adequate funds available in 4 years? \n" ); document.write( "
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document.write( "50000 = \"A%2A%281%2B0.05%29%5E4\",\r\n" );
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document.write( "where A is the amount to deposit today.\r\n" );
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document.write( "50000 = \"A%2A1.05%5E4\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "A = \"50000%2F1.05%5E4\" = 41135.12 dollars.    ANSWER\r\n" );
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