document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1096728>Question 1096728</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The current value of a vehicle is ksh.128,000.If this vehicle has been depreciating by a fifth of its value every year, find its value 4 years ago. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "x*(1-0.2)^4, is depreciation of 20% or a fifth, for 4 years<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x*0.8^4=128000<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".4096x=128000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=128000/0.4096=312,500<BR>\n" );
document.write( "if one multiplies 312,500*0.8, and the answer by 0.8, and that answer by 0.8, and that answer by 0.8=128000 </SPAN>\n" );
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