SOLUTION: A college professor has purchased a new bicycle for commuting to class. This bicycle had a purchase price of $600 and depreciates at a constant rate of $55 a year. What is the bi
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Question 959039: A college professor has purchased a new bicycle for commuting to class. This bicycle had a purchase price of $600 and depreciates at a constant rate of $55 a year. What is the bicycle’s value after 3.5 years? How long before the bicycle is worth zero?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let = number of years after purchase
Let = the bike's current value
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After 3.5 years, the bicycle is worth $407.50
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In about 10 years and 11 months,
the bike will be worth zero
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