A car is depreciating according to the formula V = 20,000(2.4)-0.05x where x is the age of the car in years, and V is in dollars. What is the value of the car when it is eight years old? Round to the nearest cent (in dollars and cents). %3D

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A car is depreciating according to the formula V = 20,000(2.4)
where x is the age of the car in years, and Vis in dollars. What is the value of the car
when it is eight years old? Round to the nearest cent (in dollars and cents).
-0.05x
Transcribed Image Text:A car is depreciating according to the formula V = 20,000(2.4) where x is the age of the car in years, and Vis in dollars. What is the value of the car when it is eight years old? Round to the nearest cent (in dollars and cents). -0.05x
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