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Equations & Inequalities The value of a baseball card is increasing at a rate of $40 per year. If Tom purchased the card for $300, how many years will it take for the card to at least triple in value?

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Answer:

15= number of years

Explanation:

Giving the following information:

Current value= $300

Growth per year= $40

Triple value= $900

To calculate the number of years it will take to transform $300 into $900, we need to use the following formula:

Future value= current value + (growth rate per year*number of years)

900 = 300 + (40*number of years)

600= 40number of years

600/40= number of years

15= number of years

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