Question

You have decided to purchase a new Toyota 4Runner for $25,635. You have promised your daughter that the SUV will be hers when the car is worth $10,000. According to your car dealer, the SUV will depreciate in value approximately $3000 per year.
a) Write a linear equation in which y represents the total value of the car and x represents the age of the car,

Answer 1

Ok so our two variables will be:

x=age y=price

Our equation is:

y= -3000x + $25,635