SOLUTION: Doug bought a new car for $25,000. He estimates his car will depreciate, or lose value, at a rate of 20% per year. The value of his car is modeled by the equation V = P(1 � r)t, wh

Question 976814: Doug bought a new car for $25,000. He estimates his car will depreciate, or lose value, at a rate of 20% per year. The value of his car is modeled by the equation V = P(1 � r)t, where V is the value of the car, P is the price he paid, r is the annual rate of depreciation, and t is the number of years he has owned the car. According to the model, what will be the approximate value of his car after years?
Answer by FrankM(1040) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
yes,

That's it. You did not say how many years.
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