document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=966913>Question 966913</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Houses in Madison's town are losing 11% of their value each year. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1.) Let v be the current value of Madison's house. Write an equation that describes the projected value, p, at a time t years from now. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2.) Rewrite your equation to find the effective monthly percentage decrease in value.  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "p = projected value<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t = timr\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "current value minus the 11% lost of value per year = the projected value<BR>\n" );
document.write( "v - 11%t = p (REMEMBER TIME IS IN YEARS IF YOU WANT TO CALCULATE FOR A NUMBER OF MONTHS YOU WILL NEED TO / BY 12)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Rewrite equation\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Simply 11% divide by 2 = 5.5% decrease per month\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "therefore\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "v - 5.5%t = p (REMEMBER TIME IS IN MONTHS IF YOU WANT TO CALCULATE FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS YOU WILL NEED TO * BY 12) </SPAN>\n" );
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