Devon purchased a new car valued at $16,000 that depreciated continuously at a rate of 35%. its current value is $2,000. the equation 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.
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.
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