Thread: Exponential Graph help? (Word Problem) 1

A corporate jet originally costs $16,550,000. If its value depreciates by 5 percent per year, what will its value be after 10 years?

I don't have an answer, though I thought I did..

The value is 17,550,000

Originally Posted by puzzledwithpolynomials

The value is 17,550,000

T(x) is the value at any given value of n
T(0) is the value at x=0 (ie original value)
x is the factor of depreciation (x>0 for inflation)
n = number, in this case years.

plug in your numbers,
T(0) = 17,550,000
x = -0.05
n = 10