Algebra-1

1. Use the formula for exponential decay:

The formula for exponential decay in this context is , where:

 is the final value of the car.

 is the initial value of the car ().

 is the rate of depreciation as a decimal. Here, the depreciation rate is , so .

 is the number of years ().

2. Substitute the values into the formula:

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First, calculate

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