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Ryan bought a used car for $5,000. Each year, the car’s value decreased by 10% of the previous year’s value. Which equation represents the value of Ryan’s car, V, in terms of the number of years, t, since Ryan bought the car?

Ryan bought a used car for 5000 Each year the cars value decreased by 10 of the previous years value Which equation represents the value of Ryans car V in terms class=

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Based on the problem, the rate of decrease is 10%, hence, the equation that best represents the value of Ryan's car is found in the third option.

[tex]\begin{gathered} V=5000(1-0.1)^t \\ V=5000(0.9)^t \end{gathered}[/tex]