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A new green technology can be installed in your home for a one-time installation cost of $10,000\$10,\!000 and annual maintenance costs of $650\$650 per year. If the green technology is supposed to save you $1200\$1200 each year in energy bills, how many whole years will it take to recuperate your costs?
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A new green technology can be installed in your home for a one-time installation cost of $10, 000 and annual maintenance costs of $650 per year. If the green technology is supposed to save you $1200 each year in energy bills, how many whole years will it take to recuperate your costs?
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A new green technology can be installed in your home for a one-time installation cost of $\$10,\!000$ and annual maintenance costs of $\$650$ per year. If the green technology is supposed to save you $\$1200$ each year in energy bills, how many whole years will it take to recuperate your costs?

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Algebra

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