Ms. Jain bought a new car. Its value changes each year. The value of a car is represented by the equation f(x)=18500(.85)x. How much money did she purchase the car for?

$18500

Not enough information

$15725

$8500

answer: solve 5\cdot 2^x=2405⋅2  

x

=2405, dot, 2, start superscript, x, end superscript, equals, 240.

solution

to solve for xxx, we must first isolate the exponential part. to do this, divide both sides by 555 as shown below. we do not multiply the 555 and the 222 as this goes against the order of operations!

\begin{aligned} 5\cdot 2^x& =240 2^x& =48 \\ \end{aligned}  

5⋅2  

x

2  

x

​    

=240

=48

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step-by-step explanation:

5/20 so 25%

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