You are given the dollar value of a product in 2015 and the rate at which the value of the product is expected to change during the next 5 years. Write a linear equation that gives the dollar value V of the product in terms of the year t. (Let t = 15 represent 2015.) 2015 Value          Rate $240,000          $5300 decrease per year V(t) =

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You are given the dollar value of a product in 2015 and the rate at which the value of the product is expected to change during the next 5 years. Write a linear equation that gives the dollar value V of the product in terms of the year t. (Let t = 15 represent 2015.)

2015 Value          Rate
$240,000          $5300 decrease per year
V(t) = 
 
A manufacturing company purchased a new diamond-tipped saw blade for $8,700 and it will depreciate on a straight-line basis over the next 6 years. At that time, it will be sold for scrap for $90.
(a) Write a depreciation equation for the saw blade using the variables x and y.
y = 
 
The median player salary for a professional football team was $462,500 in 2000 and $1,347,928 in 2008. Write a linear equation giving the median salary y in terms of the year x. (Let x = 0 represent 2000.)
 
 
 
Use the equation to predict the median salary in 2018. (Enter your answer to two decimal places.)
 
 
Make an exponential model y(t) with the given properties. Assume that t is the number of periods.
The initial value is 
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 and there is a 
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