document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=462756>Question 462756</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Can someone please help me!! This is very confusing!!\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The value, v, of a shopkeeper's inventory software program is given by v = -1/3t +4, where t is the number of years since the shopkeeper bought the program. What is the program worth 9 years after it is first purchased? Plot the point with the given t-value,9. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #317194 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=math-vortex><B>math-vortex(648)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-11.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=math-vortex><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=math-vortex><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=317194\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The value, v, of a shopkeeper's inventory software program is given by <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "where t is the number of years since the shopkeeper bought the program. What is the program worth 9 years after it is first purchased? Plot the point with the given t-value,9.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The equation you have given us here tells us the relationship between time and the value of a software program. As the years go by, the program will be worth less and less.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Using the equation, the shopkeeper (or you) can calculate the exact value (the variable v) of the software for any number of years (the variable t). Here's how it works:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We want to know the value of the software after 9 years have gone by, so we let t=9. Substitute 9 for t in the equation to find the specific v when t=9.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "After 9 years, the software program has a value of 1.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "hope this helps!<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Ms. Figgy<BR>\n" );
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