C.1.) A graduating class of civil engineers decides they will present the engineering college with a gift of $100,000 at their twenty-fifth reunion. There are 50 in the class and they can invest at 8 percent. They plan to start out giving a small amount at the end of the first year and in- crease their gifts to the class fund by 10 percent each year. Find the amount each graduate would donate at the end of the first year in order to reach their class goal of $100,000 at the end of 25 years.
C.1.) A graduating class of civil engineers decides they will present the engineering college with a gift of $100,000 at their twenty-fifth reunion. There are 50 in the class and they can invest at 8 percent. They plan to start out giving a small amount at the end of the first year and in- crease their gifts to the class fund by 10 percent each year. Find the amount each graduate would donate at the end of the first year in order to reach their class goal of $100,000 at the end of 25 years.
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