Mathematics

Shaniya Strong

11 January, 12:15

George just bought a new scooter for $8000. He plans on keeping it until it is worth a fourth of it's original price.

He believes that every year the scooter loses an eighth of its value. He can represent the value of the scooter by the equation V = 8000 (7/8) t, where V is the value of the scooter and t is the number of years that have passed.

As he was leaving the dealership he was told that the scooter really loses a sixth of it's value every year. What should George change in the equation V = 8000 (7/8) t to represent this new situation?

A) Replace the 7/8 with a 6.

B) Replace the 8000 with 5/6.

C) Switch the V and t

D) Replace the 7/8 with a 5/6.