a small town in Ohio is considering the purchase of a new parking system that would enhance the collection of parking fees while providing additional convenience to shoppers. The hardware requires an immediate investment of $$1050.$ The town estimates that the new system will create an annual cash flow of $$396$ to be received at the end of each year, beginning in one year, for $5$ consecutive years. And, in addition, the project will produce a terminal cash flow in year $6$ of $$496.$ What is the payback, in years, of the computer package?

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Place your answer in number of years, as an integer $($whole number$).$

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