A Large Copy Machine Sells for $16,000 When It Is

question 121

Multiple Choice

A large copy machine sells for $16,000 when it is new. Its value decreases $3,200 each year after that. We can use an arithmetic sequence to find the value of the machine at the end of each year. If we let represent the value when it is purchased, then is the value after 1 year, is the value after 2 years, and so on. Find the common difference d and the recursive formula for this sequence.

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