Roni recently bought a car for $25,000. Her research shows the car will depreciate by an average of $1,200 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?
y = 25,000 + 1,200x
y = 1,200x - 25,000
y = 25,000x - 1,200
y = 25,000 - 1,200x

Question

Roni recently bought a car for $25,000. Her research shows the car will depreciate by an average of $1,200 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?
y = 25,000 + 1,200x
y = 1,200x - 25,000
y = 25,000x - 1,200
y = 25,000 - 1,200x

retireed · Answer

DO you know what depreciate means?

anonymous · Answer

no

retireed · Answer

Then get a dictionary or Google it and find a definition of the word.

anonymous · Answer

$25,000 is the original price. if the car's value decreases by $1,200 each year, you will need to see find out the amount of years.

anonymous · Answer

so basically, the question is asking you to figure out what you need to multiply by x.

anonymous · Answer

find* not see find

retireed · Answer

depreciate 
verb de·pre·ci·ate \di-ˈprē-shē-ˌāt\
Simple Definition of depreciate

    : to cause (something) to have a lower price or value

    : to decrease in value

anonymous · Answer

it is y=25,000-1,000x

anonymous · Answer

$1,200, not $1,000.

anonymous · Answer

yes sorry thats exactly what i meant i was just typing fast i got it right :)

anonymous · Answer

since depreciate means decrease, like @retirEEd said, there will be a minus sign in front of the 1,200x, just to clarify. the answer you got in correct, just make sure you write $1,200 :)