88.2k views
4 votes
In the year 2005, a person bought a new car for $14000. For each consecutive year after that, the value of the car depreciated by 14%. How much would the car be worth in the year 2008 to the nearest hundredth? PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!

User Bobblez
by
5.7k points

2 Answers

7 votes

Answer:

8900

Explanation:

In the year 2005, a person bought a new car for $14000. For each consecutive year-example-1
User Fubo
by
6.4k points
2 votes

100%-14%=86%

2006, 2007, 2008 = 3 year

14 000$ *0,86³= 14000*0,636056=8904,784

answer ≈8904,78$

User Virendra Kumar
by
5.8k points