Helen recently received a credit card with a nominal interest rate of 21 percent. With the card, she purchased some new clothes for $350. The minimum payment on the card is only $15 per month. If Helen makes the minimum monthly payment and makes no other charges, how long will it be before she pays off the card?

Helen recently received a credit card with a nominal interest rate of 21 percent. With the card, she purchased some new clothes for $350. The minimum payment on the card is only $15 per month. If Helen makes the minimum monthly payment and makes no other charges, how long will it be before she pays off the card?

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Chapter4: Time Value Of Money

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