document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1196185>Question 1196185</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Mia bought a small plot of land for $10,000.  It is expected that the value of the land will decrease by an average of $125 each year due to nearby industry construction.  Which function can be used to find the value of the home in x years after Mia purchased it?                                                               f(x)=-125(x+10000)                                                                 f(x)=10000 + 125x                                                                  f(x)=-10000(x-125)                                                                 f(x) =10000 - 125x </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #828918 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ikleyn><B>ikleyn(52814)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ikleyn><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=ikleyn><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=828918\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> .\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This problem is not to think.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "It is to check if a student is able to read simple mathematical text<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and if the student really does understand what he &nbsp;(or she) &nbsp;read.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Ideally, &nbsp;this translation should go automatically, &nbsp;without thinking.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Interesting, &nbsp;in my school, &nbsp;my teachers &nbsp;NEVER &nbsp;assigned me such problems.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Perhaps, &nbsp;they implicitly assumed that we, young students,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "are able to understand such simple things without special training.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "My special thanks to them for teaching us to think for ourselves.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "My personal opinion is that giving students such problems, &nbsp;it is impossible to teach &nbsp;Math.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Doing this way, &nbsp;it is only possible to teach them to hate &nbsp;Math.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;God, &nbsp;save us from such problems and such teachers &nbsp;(&nbsp;!&nbsp;)\r<BR>\n" );
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