SOLUTION: Venture capital. Henry 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 equati

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Question 415377: Venture capital. Henry 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 (((12,000(1+r)^2=27,000)))
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Divide both sides by 12,000

Take the positive square root of both sides.

Add -1 to both sides.


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