document.write( "Question 933280: I'm having a hard time trying to figure this problem out. It is a 4 part question: A small business purchased a car for $16,000. Its depreciated value after 4 years is estimated to be $7,000. Assume linear depreciation and graph your model.\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #566725 by josgarithmetic(39618) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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Your expected linear model has two obvious points. As ordered pair (x,y), they are (0,16000) and (4,7000). Use slope-intercept form for the equation because you already have the y-intercept. Use your two points to compute slope.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The x axis is years since initial, and the y axis is thousands of dollars:
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