SOLUTION: what is the present value of the item below? $800 to be received 10 years from now discounted back to the present at 10 percent

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Question 356815: what is the present value of the item below?
$800 to be received 10 years from now discounted back to the present at 10 percent
Answer by nyc_function(2741) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let P = present value of item

10 percent = 0.10

0.10P + 10 = 800

Solve for P.