Lee currently earns $60,000 / 12 months = $<<60000/12=5000>>5,000 per month.

The engagement ring will cost him 2 * $5,000 = $<<2*5000=10000>>10,000.

This means that it will take Lee $10,000 / $1,000 = <<10000/1000=10>>10 months to save enough money before he can propose.

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Lee wants to propose marriage to Sierra. He wants to follow the adage that you should spend two months' salary on the ring. He earns $60,000 per year in salary and can save $1000 per month. How long will it take before he can propose to Sierra?
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Lee wants to propose marriage to Sierra. He wants to follow the adage that you should spend two months' salary on the ring. He earns $60,000 per year in salary and can save $1000 per month. How long will it take before he can propose to Sierra?
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