document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=478240>Question 478240</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> PLEASE HELP ME PLEASE !\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The Griffins bought a netbook for $250. It the small computer depreciates at a rate of 25% a year, what will it be worth after 3 years? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Each year, it's worth 75% of what it was, = 0.75*W  (W = worth)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1st yr: 250*0.75 = $187.50<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2nd yr: 187.5*0.75 = $140.625<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3rd yr: 140.625*0.75 = $105.47<BR>\n" );
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