Repeated depreciation and a threshold

Repeated depreciation and a threshold

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A machine is worth \(\$8000\) initially and loses \(15\%\) of its current value each year. Find its value after three years and the first whole number of years after which it is worth less than \(\$4000\).

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Answer:\(\$4913\); 5 years

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