The resale value of a textbook decreases by 25% with each previous owner. A new textbook is sold for $85. Which function represents the resale value of the textbook after x owners?

f(x) = 85(1 – 0.25)x
f(x) = 85(1 + 0.25)x
f(x) = 85(0.25)x
f(x) = (85 – 0.25)x

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Answer 1

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Answer:

(a) f(x) = 85(1 – 0.25)^x

Step-by-step explanation:

The growth rate is -25%, so the growth factor is 1-25% = 1 - 0.25.

Each increase in the number of previous owners causes the value to be multiplied by this growth factor, so the overall multiplier is (1 -0.25)^x

The value is the initial value times this multiplier:

f(x) = 85(1 -0.25)^x . . . . matches the first choice

Answer 2

The function that represents the situation is f(x) = 85 (1 - 0.25)ˣ

What is exponential decay?

An exponential function's curve is created by a pattern of data called exponential decay, which exhibits higher decreases over time.

The exponential decay function:

Aₙ = A₀(1-r)ˣ, where y = Final amount, A₀ = Initial amount, r = Rate of decay in decimal form, x = Time.

Let's call the resale value of the textbook after x owners as f(x). We know that the resale value decreases by 25% with each previous owner. This means that after the first owner, the resale value will be 75% of the original value.

After the second owner, it will be 75% of 75% (or 56.25%) of the original value.

Similarly, after the third owner, it will be 75% of 75% of 75% (or 42.1875%) of the original value, and so on.

Using this information, we can write the function f(x) as:

f(x) = 85 (0.75)ˣ

f(x) = 85(1 - 0.25)ˣ

where 85 is the original value of the textbook (when x = 0), and (0.75)ˣ represents the percentage of the original value after x owners.

Therefore, the function that represents the resale value of the textbook after x owners is described as f(x) = 85 (0.75)ˣ.

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