Parents wish to have $80,000 available for a child's education. If the child is now 8...

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Parents wish to have $80,000 available for a child's education. If the child is now 8 years old, how much money must be set aside at 7% compounded semiannually to meet their financial goal when the child is 18? Click the icon to view some finance formulas. The amount that should be set aside is $ (Round up to the nearest dollar.) Formulas In the provided formulas, A is the balance in the account after t years, P is the principal investment, r is the annual interest rate in decimal form, n is the number of compounding periods per year, and Y is the investment's effective annual yield in decimal form. A=P(1+1) n nt A P = A = Pert n Y= nt Y = (1 + 1)" - -1 1 + Print Done Parents wish to have $80,000 available for a child's education. If the child is now 8 years old, how much money must be set aside at 7% compounded semiannually to meet their financial goal when the child is 18? Click the icon to view some finance formulas. The amount that should be set aside is $ (Round up to the nearest dollar.) Formulas In the provided formulas, A is the balance in the account after t years, P is the principal investment, r is the annual interest rate in decimal form, n is the number of compounding periods per year, and Y is the investment's effective annual yield in decimal form. A=P(1+1) n nt A P = A = Pert n Y= nt Y = (1 + 1)" - -1 1 + Print Done