A new car is purchased for 16400 dollars. The value of the car depreciates at 12.5% per year. What will the value of the car be, to the nearest cent, after 8 years?
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5%, which means each year the car retains 100% - 12.5% = 87.5% of its value, or a factor of 0.875. Show more…
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