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Tonight's Powerball lottery has a $ 6 0 million Jackpot. If you win you have two choices: 1 ) Take a 2 6 year Annuity

Tonight's Powerball lottery has a $60 million Jackpot.
If you win you have two choices:
1) Take a 26 year Annuity starting Today or
2) Take the Cash (Present) Value of the above cash flows.
If you elect to take the Cash (Present) Value and the Lottery Commission uses a 5% Discount Rate (Interest rate), what is the $$ amount you'd get today?
DROP ALL THE ZEROS.. JUST ENTER THE MILLIONS. EXAMPLE: IF YOUR ANSWER IS 12,340,000 SIMPLY ENTER 12.34
(I know the answer is 34.83 but I need help getting there)

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