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Lori wants to give her daughter $35,000 in 9 years to start her own business. How much should Lori invest today, at an annual interest rate of 5%, compounded annually, to have $35,000 in 9 years.
| Investment today | FV×(1÷(1+r)^n) | |
| Here, | ||
| A | rate per annum | 5.00% | 
| B | Number of years | 9 | 
| C | Number of compoundings per per annum | 1 | 
| A÷C | rate per period ( r) | 5.00% | 
| B×C | Number of periods (n) | 9 | 
| Future value (FV) | 35,000 | |
| Investment today | $ 22,561.31 | |
| 35000×(1÷(1+5%)^9) |