y= -3/1x + 5
i believe you just miscounted
Since the number before the number in the tenth place (7) is greater than 5 (8), you will be rounding up. So your answer is 9.80
Value of the boat after 9 years= 12050*(1-0.12)^9
=$3814(correct to nearest integer)
the answer to your question is n = -2