Nancy Would Like to Accumulate $10,000 by the End of 3

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Essay

Nancy would like to accumulate $10,000 by the end of 3 years from now to buy a sports car from her friend, Jim. She has $2,500 now and would like to save equal annual end-of-year deposits to pay for the car. How much should she deposit at the end of each year in an account paying 8 percent interest to buy the car?

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