Both of your answers are correct. In the first equation, if you were to substitute 3 for x, because you have to do exponents first, you have 3^2, which is 9, and 9*6 =54. If you were to substitute -3 for x again you would have to do the exponents first which would be -3^2 which is 9, and 9*6 = 54.
For the second question, if I substitute 0.75 for t, I get -9 + 18 + 7. This is equal to 16, and therefore the answer would be D. Hope this helps! :D. Let me know if you have questions about my explanation, and feel free to post more questions.
Answer:
C(t) = $28,000(0.811)^t (Answer A)
Step-by-step explanation:
The value of the car is decreasing. Thus, by the end of the first year of ownership, the car will have the value $28,000(1 -0.189)^1, where the "-0.189" represents DECAY instead of GROWTH.
Please use " ^ " to indicate exponentiation.
Then the desired formula is C(t) = $28,000(0.811)^t (Answer A)
if y=367
then you need to figure out this:
367=5x+287
so remove 287 from 367
367-287=80
Then divide by 5
80/5=16
so, x=16
