Devon purchased a new car valued at $16,000 that depreciated continuously at a rate of 35%. Its current value is $2,000. The equ

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Devon purchased a new car valued at $16,000 that depreciated continuously at a rate of 35%. Its current value is $2,000. The equ

ation mc025-1.jpg represents the situation, where t is the age of the car in years and r is the rate of depreciation. About how old is Devon’s car? Use a calculator and round your answer to the nearest whole number.

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PilotLPTM [1.2K] · Answer 1 · 2022-01-07T15:23:28+03:00

PilotLPTM [1.2K]4 years ago

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Cost =16000
rate of depreciation = 35%
written down value = 2000
depreciation for one year =16000*35% = 5600
5600*2 = 11200+5600*6\12 = 2000
the car is 2.5 years old. It has been depreciated for 2 whole years and half years.

Andrej [43] · Answer 2 · 2022-01-07T17:36:49+03:00

Andrej [43]4 years ago

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Answer:

5 years

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