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You are considering investing in a Third World bank account that pays a nominal annual rate of 18%, compounded monthly.

If you invest $5,000 at the beginning of each month, how many months will it take for your account to grow to $250,000? Round fractional years up.

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Use the future value formula FV = PV (1 + r)^n, where r is interest rate per ...

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