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Rhonda bought a new laptop for $600. The laptop depreciates, or loses, 10% of its value each year. The value of the laptop at a later time can be found using the formula A=P(1-r)^t, where P is the original value, r is the rate of depreciation written as a decimal, and t is the number of years since it was purchased. What will the laptop be worth in two years?

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Answer:

486 would be the answer bc I di got it right on college bridge

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Original price of the laptop = P = $600

Rate of depreciation = r = 10% = 0.10

Time in years = t = 2

We have to find the worth of the laptop after 2 years. The given formula is:


A=P(1-r)^(t)

Using the given values, we get:


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Thus, the laptop will worth $486 in two years

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