a new car sells for $27,300. it exponentially depreciates at a rate of 6.1% to $22,100. how long did it take for the car to depreciate to this amount? round your answer to the nearest tenth of a year.



Answer :

The time of depreciation is 3.3 year

How to determine the time of depreciation?

From the question, we have the following parameters:

Initial value = $27,300

Final value = $22,100

Rate of depreciation = 6.1% per year

These parameters can be represented using the following exponential equation

A(n) = A *(1 - r)ⁿ

Where

n = number of years

A  = Initial value = 27300

A(n) = Final value = 22100

r = rate of decay = 6.1%

Substitute the known values in the above equation, so, we have the following representation

27300*(1 - 6.1%)ⁿ = 22100

Divide

(1 - 6.1%)ⁿ = 0.81

0.939ⁿ = 0.81

Take the logarithm

n = log(0.81)/log(0.939)

Evaluate

n = 3.3

Hence, the number of years is 3.3 year

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