You have an outstanding student loan with required payments of $500 per month for the next four years. The interest rate on the loan is 10% APR​ (compounded monthly). Now that you realize your best investment is to prepay your student​ loan, you decide to prepay as much as you can each month. Looking at your​ budget, you can afford to pay an extra $200 a month in addition to your required monthly payments of $500​, or $700 in total each month. How long will it take you to pay off the​ loan? ​(Note: Be careful not to round any intermediate steps less than six decimal​ places.)

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You have an outstanding student loan with required payments of $500 per month for the next four years. The interest rate on the loan is 10% APR​ (compounded monthly). Now that you realize your best investment is to prepay your student​ loan, you decide to prepay as much as you can each month. Looking at your​ budget, you can afford to pay an extra $200 a month in addition to your required monthly payments of $500​, or $700 in total each month. How long will it take you to pay off the​ loan? ​(Note: Be careful not to round any intermediate steps less than six decimal​ places.)

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Interest is measured as the percent of the amount of a loan/deposit, charged annually to the borrower for the benefit of using the lender's capital.

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