document.write( "Question 1149748: An investor wants to have a retirement nest egg of $175,000 and estimates that her investment now will
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document.write( "175000 = \"X%2Ae%5E%280.06%2A30%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "where X is the amount deposited at the beginning.\r\n" );
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document.write( "X = \"175000%2F%28e%5E%280.06%2A30%29%29\" = \"175000%2F%282.71828%5E1.8%29\" =  28927.34 dollars.   ANSWER\r\n" );
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