Pathways to Math Literacy (Loose Leaf)
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ISBN: 9781259218859
Author: David Sobecki Professor, Brian A. Mercer
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 4.4, Problem 5C
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To calculate: The multiplication factor that have to be multiplied by the previous year’s value to get the next year’s value when a person is invested his winning of
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Pathways to Math Literacy (Loose Leaf)
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