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PLEASE HELP!!!!

Robyn bought a laptop for $1,500. It will depreciate, or decrease in value, by 15%
each year that she owns it.

a. A student writes an explicit formula to represent the value of the computer after n years below. What is the student's error? Explain. (2 points)

PLEASE HELP!!!! Robyn bought a laptop for $1,500. It will depreciate, or decrease-example-1
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Answer:

an= $,500 (x5) n-1

Explanation:

The error is the n-1 because this means a number subtracted by 1 there for it would be 1.500 subtracted by 1 but this info is not needed.

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