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You pay off a debt of $800 by paying 16% of the remaining balance each month. Find a formula that gives the remaining debt D after t months D: =

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We were given:

You paid off a debt of $800 by paying 16% of the remaining balance

That means that after each payment, you owe (100-16)% = 84% = 0.84


D_0=800

At zero month, we have:


\begin{gathered} t=0 \\ D(0)=800 \end{gathered}

At 1 month, we have:


\begin{gathered} t=1 \\ D(1)=D_0*(1-0.16)^{} \\ D(1)=800*(1-0.16) \\ D(1)=800*0.84 \\ D\mleft(1\mright)=128 \end{gathered}

At 2 months, we have:


\begin{gathered} t=2 \\ D(2)=D_0*(1-0.16)^2 \\ D(2)=800*(1-0.16)^2 \\ D(2)=800*0.84^2 \\ D(2)=564.48 \end{gathered}

The general formula to calculate the remaining debt after t months is given by:


\begin{gathered} D(t)=D_0*(1-0.16)^t \\ D(t)=D_0*0.84^t \\ D(t)=D_0(0.84^{})^t \\ \\ \therefore D(t)=D_0(0.84)^t \end{gathered}

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