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The Skase family require $30 000 in 5 years time to holiday on the island of Mallorca. They deposit quarterly payment paid into a bank account paying 4.8% per annum compound quarterly. Calculate the amount of the quarterly payment.

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The quarterly payment is $360

Solution: The total deposit is 30,000

              The annum rate is 4.8%, quarter rate is 1.2%

               30,000x1.2%=360