If Money Is Worth 8% Compounded Quarterly, How Long (To

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If money is worth 8% compounded quarterly, how long (to the nearest day) before a scheduled payment of $6,000 is $5,000 an equivalent payment? For the purpose of determining the number of days in a partial calendar quarter, assume that a full quarter has 91 days.

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