Roni recently bought a car for $18,000. Her research shows the car will depreciate by an average of $1,500 per year. If x represents the number of years Roni owns the car, which of the following equations represents the value of the car after x years?

A.

y = 18,000x - 1,500

B.

y = 1,500x - 18,000

C.

y = 18,000 + 1,500x

D.

y = 18,000 - 1,500x

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Houston Duran

Mathematics

4 July, 23:51

Roni recently bought a car for $18,000. Her research shows the car will depreciate by an average of $1,500 per year. If x represents the number of years Roni owns the car, which of the following equations represents the value of the car after x years?

A.

y = 18,000x - 1,500

B.

y = 1,500x - 18,000

C.

y = 18,000 + 1,500x

D.

y = 18,000 - 1,500x

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Jade Olsen · Answer 1

D is the answer

Step-by-step explanation:

If every year the value decreases by $1,500 that variable will change, but the price he bought the car at will not. That is why the x variable (standing for years) would go into the 1,500. And if each year the value decreases the answer would be D

Ivy Sullivan · Answer 2

Answer: D. y=18,000 - 1,500x

Step-by-step explanation: the answer is d.) because the cars value will go down as time pas, so 1,500 represent the money and x could represent one year and you subtract it from 18,000 which is the original value of the car.