SOLUTION: Suppose that you have $10,000 in a rather risky investment recommended by your financial adviser. During the first year, your investment decreases by 30% of its original value. Dur

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Question 1152493: Suppose that you have $10,000 in a rather risky investment recommended by your financial adviser. During the first year, your investment decreases by 30% of its original value. During the 2nd year, your investment increases by 40% of its first year value. Your adviser tells you that there must have been a 10% overall increase of your original $10,000 investment. Is your financial adviser using percentages properly? If not, what is your actual percent gain or loss of your original $10000 investment?
Please show steps to solve.
Thank you
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Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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After the 1st year:
+10000+-+.3%2A10000+=+.7%2A10000+
+.7%2A10000+=+7000+
$7,000 remaining in the investment
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After the 2nd year:
+7000+%2B+.4%2A7000+=+1.4%2A7000+
+1.4%2A7000+=+9800+
$9,800 remaining after 2nd year
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+10000+-+9800++=+200+
the % loss is:
+200%2F10000+=+.02+
2% loss

Answer by MathTherapy(10557) About Me  (Show Source):
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Suppose that you have $10,000 in a rather risky investment recommended by your financial adviser. During the first year, your investment decreases by 30% of its original value. During the 2nd year, your investment increases by 40% of its first year value. Your adviser tells you that there must have been a 10% overall increase of your original $10,000 investment. Is your financial adviser using percentages properly? If not, what is your actual percent gain or loss of your original $10000 investment?
Please show steps to solve.
Thank you
(1 - .3)(1 + .4) = .7(1.4) = .98.

So, its value