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Patty buys a new car and gets it appraised every few years. After owning the car for 3 years, it’s value is $15,000. After owning the car for 5 years, it’s value is $9,000. What is the constant of proportionality
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Patty buys a new car and gets it appraised every few years. After owning the car for 3 years, it’s value is $15,000. After owning the car for 5 years, it’s value is $9,000. What is the constant of proportionality in this inverse variation?

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Answer: $3,000 per year

Step-by-step explanation: 15,000 divided by 9,000 is 6,000, 5 minus 3 is 2 6,000 divided by 2 equals 3,000.

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