document.write( "Question 1188433: 1:A car loses one half of its value during first year of usage and thereafter loses 8% of its value in each year.calculate it's book value at the end of three year (gives its value as the percentage of original value) \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "At the end of the third year the book price will be \r\n" );
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document.write( "    0.5*(1-0.08)*(1-0.08) = 0.5*0.92*0.92 = 0.4232 of the original price,\r\n" );
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document.write( "or  42.32%  of the original price.    ANSWER\r\n" );
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