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ISBN: 9780998625720

Author: Lynn Marecek

Publisher: OpenStax College

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Chapter 12.3, Problem 12.60TI

Arturo just got his first full-time job after graduating from college at age 27. He decided to invest $200 per month in an IRA (an annuity). The interest on the annuity is which is compounded monthly. How much will be in the Arturo's account when he retires at his sixty-seventh birthday?

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