PLEASE HELP ITS A MATH PROBLEM !!! A smart phone costs $800 and loses 2/5 of its value every year.


How much is the phone worth after 3 years?

Question options:


$69.12



$288.00



$798.80



$172.80


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Respuesta :

Answer:

$172.80

Step-by-step explanation:

The phone cost $800

Decreases by 2/5 every year. So the cost would be 3/5 (instead of doing 800 - 800 *2/5 its easier to just do 800*3/5)

Here is a equation for this question:

[tex]800* (\frac{3}{5})^{t}[/tex]

t = time in years

So we can plug in 3 for t

[tex]800* (\frac{3}{5})^{3}[/tex]

[tex]800* (\frac{27}{125})[/tex]

[tex]172.8[/tex]

So the phone is now worth $172.80

Hope this helps! :)