document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=4716>Question 4716</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> For the first six years, the loan value of a Corvette is determined by the formula\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "V = – 4000a + 50000, where V is the value and a is the age of the car in years. What was its original value? What is its value when it is 5 years old?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #2361 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Abbey><B>Abbey(339)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Abbey><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=2361\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The original value is determined when the age of the car is zero.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "V=-4000(0)+50000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "V=50,000\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "When it is 5 years old<BR>\n" );
document.write( "V=-4000(5)+50000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "V=-20000+50000=30000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so the value of the car is 30,000 after 5 years </SPAN>\n" );
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