Answer:
it takes 15 years 10 months to reach your goal.
Explanation:
The Fixed deposits are in the form of an ordinary annuity.
The Future Value of this Ordinary Annuity must be $207,819.47 ($250,000 - $42,180.53)
Thus find number of years that the fixed deposits would amount to $207,819.47.
Using a Financial Calculator enter the following data to calculate the period, N.
PMT = $5,000
P/yr = 1
r = 12 %
FV = $207,819.47
N = ?
Thus the number of years, N it takes to to reach your goal is 15.7921 or 15 years 10 months.