You just won the grand prize in a national writing contest! As your prize, you will receive $510 a month for 48 months. If you can earn 5.2 percent on your money, what is this prize worth to you today?

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You just won the grand prize in a national writing contest! As your prize, you will receive $510 a month for 48 months. If you can earn 5.2 percent on your money, what is this prize worth to you today?

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The amount of money that has to be invested in order to accomplish a particular future goal is known as the present value. 

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