SOLUTION: The cost of an item can be determined by the equation 44t - 5c = -609, where c is the cost of the item and t is the age of the item in units of years. According to this equation, h
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Question 433922: The cost of an item can be determined by the equation 44t - 5c = -609, where c is the cost of the item and t is the age of the item in units of years. According to this equation, how much is the cost when the item is new? Type your answer as a decimal rounded to the nearest penny. Answer by unlockmath(1688) (Show Source):
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So let's assume the "t" is zero since it's new. Plug in 0 for t:
44(0) - 5c = -609
Divide by -5 to get:
c=$121.80
There we go.
Make sense?
RJ
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