document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=22900>Question 22900</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A car is purchased for $22,500.  The value of the car decreases by $3,200 per year for the first seven years.  Write a function V that describes the value of the car after t years, where  .  Then find and interpretV(3) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #11494 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=eclecticist><B>eclecticist(12)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-06.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=eclecticist><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=11494\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> V(t) = -3200t + 22500<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-3200 is the slope, as that is how much the value is decreased by every year.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "22500 is set as the y-intercept, because when t = 0, which means no time has elapsed yet, the value of the car is 22500.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "V(3) = -3200(3) + 22500<BR>\n" );
document.write( "     = 12900 </SPAN>\n" );
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